Alice Cornelia
WILLIAMS
Born
24 November 1905
,
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Died
16 April 1968
,
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
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Alice Cornelia WILLIAMS was born 24 November 1905 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA
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Alice Cornelia married Roy Henry SMITH abt. 1942 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Roy Henry SMITH was born 22 July 1906 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury). Roy Henry died 31 July 1972 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury).
Alice Cornelia WILLIAMS died 16 April 1968 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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1905 Birth 24 November 1905
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
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)
Alice Cornelia was 36 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 16 April 1968
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 62.
Added: 7/26/2025 3:49:20 PM
- Updated: 7/26/2025 3:49:20 PM
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