Brooks Calbert
ROBINSON
(b.
25 March 1914
,
Wilson Township, Pope, Arkansas, USA
d.
October 1978
,
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
)
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Brooks Calbert ROBINSON was born 25 March 1914 in Wilson Township, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Brooks Calbert ROBINSON was the child of Robert Bruce ROBINSON and Bertha TEETERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Brooks Calbert married Ethel Mae DENKER abt. 1936 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ethel Mae DENKER was born abt. 1917 in East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, USA. Ethel Mae died abt. 1998 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Ethel Mae was the child of August DENKER and Monima ETTER.
Brooks Calbert ROBINSON died October 1978 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
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Ethel Mae DENKER-- Date: abt. 1936 Place: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Ethel Mae DENKER was the child of August DENKER and Monima ETTER
Children of Brooks Calbert ROBINSON and Ethel Mae DENKER:
Brooks Calbert, Jr. ROBINSON (b.18 May 1937, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA d. 26 September 2023, Owings Mills, Maryland, USA)
Ethel Mae DENKER-- Date: abt. 1936 Place: Little Rock, Arkansas, USAEthel Mae DENKER was the child of August DENKER and Monima ETTER
Children of Brooks Calbert ROBINSON and Ethel Mae DENKER:
Brooks Calbert, Jr. ROBINSON (b.18 May 1937, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA d. 26 September 2023, Owings Mills, Maryland, USA)
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1914 Birth 25 March 1914
Wilson Township, Pope, Arkansas, 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 law1937 Birth of ChildBrooks Calbert, Jr. ROBINSON was born 18 May 1937, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Brooks Calbert was 23 years old.
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam 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.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.
1978 Death October 1978
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
He died at the age of 64.
Added: 7/28/2025 10:55:45 PM
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