Wilbur Eldred
POPP
(b.
31 January 1920
,
Buhl, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
d.
8 August 1964
,
Ronan, Lake, Montana, USA
)
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Wilbur Eldred POPP was born 31 January 1920 in Buhl, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
Wilbur Eldred POPP was the child of William Frederick POPP and Kate Victoria JOHNSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Wilbur Eldred married Margaret Condie BAIRD 23 December 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret Condie BAIRD was born 14 July 1922 in Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA. Margaret Condie died 1 May 1974 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Margaret Condie was the child of James Alexander BAIRD and Ada B CONDIE.
Wilbur Eldred POPP died 8 August 1964 in Ronan, Lake, Montana, USA.
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Margaret Condie BAIRD-- Date: 23 December 1942 Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Margaret Condie BAIRD was the child of James Alexander BAIRD and Ada B CONDIE
Children of Wilbur Eldred POPP and Margaret Condie BAIRD:
William POPP (b.14 September 1944, Boise, Idaho, USA d. 24 December 2012, St Louis, Missouri, USA)
m. Carolyn FULLER 29 May 1967
Margaret Condie BAIRD-- Date: 23 December 1942 Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USAMargaret Condie BAIRD was the child of James Alexander BAIRD and Ada B CONDIE
Children of Wilbur Eldred POPP and Margaret Condie BAIRD:
William POPP (b.14 September 1944, Boise, Idaho, USA d. 24 December 2012, St Louis, Missouri, USA)m. Carolyn FULLER 29 May 1967
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1920 Birth 31 January 1920
Buhl, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1942 Marriage / PartnerWilbur Eldred POPP and Margaret Condie BAIRD 23 December 1942, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
He was 22 years old.
1944 Birth of ChildWilliam POPP was born 14 September 1944, Boise, Idaho, USA
Wilbur Eldred was 24 years old.
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.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1964 Death 8 August 1964
Ronan, Lake, Montana, USA
He died at the age of 44.
Added: 7/25/2025 2:47:05 PM
- Updated: 8/12/2025 1:01:52 PM
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