Mary Hazel MCCLOSKEY

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27 May 1910 ,

Died

10 November 2003 , Rhode Island, USA

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Born: 27 May 1910

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Mary Hazel married John Francis MCKENNA abt. 1924 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
John Francis MCKENNA was born 21 June 1893 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. John Francis died 16 September 1972 in Rhode Island, USA. John Francis was the child of James MCKENNA and Mary Ann MCCONNELL.

Mary Hazel MCCLOSKEY died 10 November 2003 in Rhode Island, USA.
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Mary Hazel MCCLOSKEY married

John Francis MCKENNA
Marriage date: abt. 1924
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John Francis MCKENNA was the child of James MCKENNA and Mary Ann MCCONNELL

Children of John Francis MCKENNA and Mary Hazel MCCLOSKEY

John Francis MCKENNA

Born: 4 June 1924, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 1 July 1992, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Agnes Eloise MCKENNA

Born: 8 April 1932, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 28 October 2020,

Ann Evelyn MCKENNA

Born: 6 June 1936, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: March 1968,

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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1924 Birth of Child
John Francis MCKENNA was born 4 June 1924, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Mary Hazel was 14 years old.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1932 Birth of Child
Agnes Eloise MCKENNA was born 8 April 1932, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Mary Hazel was 21 years old.

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1936 Birth of Child
Ann Evelyn MCKENNA was born 6 June 1936, , Rhode Island, USA

Mary Hazel was 26 years old.

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1972 Death of Spouse/Partner
John Francis MCKENNA died 16 September 1972, , Rhode Island, USA

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1992 Death of Child
John Francis MCKENNA died 1 July 1992, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

Mary Hazel was 82 years old.

Death — 2003
10 November 2003
Rhode Island, USA
She died at the age of 93.

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