Esther Margaret
PARKER
(b.
11 March 1907
,
Hope Mills, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
d.
25 November 1993
,
High Point, North Carolina, USA
)
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Esther Margaret PARKER was born 11 March 1907 in Hope Mills, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Esther Margaret PARKER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Esther Margaret married Daniel William GILLIS abt. 1925 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Daniel William GILLIS was born 9 May 1906 in Candor, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA. Daniel William died 24 January 1971 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Esther Margaret PARKER died 25 November 1993 in High Point, North Carolina, USA.
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Family and Children of Esther Margaret PARKER
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Daniel William GILLIS-- Date: abt. 1925 Place:
They divorced.
Children of Daniel William GILLIS and Esther Margaret PARKER:
Billie GILLIS (b.13 January 1931, High Point, North Carolina, USA d. 1 April 2003, Avon Park, Florida, USA)
m. Edgar C HAWKINS
Daniel William GILLIS-- Date: abt. 1925 Place: They divorced.
Children of Daniel William GILLIS and Esther Margaret PARKER:
Billie GILLIS (b.13 January 1931, High Point, North Carolina, USA d. 1 April 2003, Avon Park, Florida, USA)m. Edgar C HAWKINS
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1907 Birth 11 March 1907
Hope Mills, Cumberland, North Carolina, 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)1931 Birth of ChildBillie GILLIS was born 13 January 1931, High Point, North Carolina, USA
Esther Margaret was 23 years old.
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 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.
1971 Death of Spouse/PartnerDaniel William GILLIS died 24 January 1971, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)1993 Death 25 November 1993
High Point, North Carolina, USA
She died at the age of 86.
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