Roy Henry
SMITH
Born
22 July 1906
,
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
Died
31 July 1972
,
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
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Roy Henry SMITH was born 22 July 1906 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
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Roy Henry married Alice Cornelia WILLIAMS abt. 1942 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alice Cornelia WILLIAMS was born 24 November 1905 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Alice Cornelia died 16 April 1968 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury).
Roy Henry SMITH died 31 July 1972 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA .
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Roy Lincoln SMITH (b.25 January 1942, Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA d. 4 November 1976, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA)m. Shirley Anne MERRITT 14 March 1964 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury)
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1906 Birth 22 July 1906
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
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, USA1942 Birth of ChildRoy Lincoln SMITH was born 25 January 1942, Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury)
Roy Henry was 35 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 Marriage of ChildRoy Lincoln SMITH married 14 March 1964, Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury) to Shirley Anne MERRITT
1968 Death of Spouse/PartnerAlice Cornelia WILLIAMS died 16 April 1968, Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury)
1972 Death 31 July 1972
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 66.
Added: 7/26/2025 3:48:50 PM
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