Prescott Sheldon
BUSH
(b.
15 May 1895
,
Columbus, Ohio, USA
d.
8 October 1972
,
Manhattan, New York, USA
)
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Prescott Sheldon BUSH was born 15 May 1895 in Columbus, Ohio, USA
Prescott Sheldon BUSH was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Prescott Sheldon married Dorothy Wear WALKER 6 August 1921 in Kennebunkport, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorothy Wear WALKER was born 1 July 1901 in Kennebunkport, Maine, USA. Dorothy Wear died 19 November 1992 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA (Glenville) (Horseneck).
Prescott Sheldon BUSH died 8 October 1972 in Manhattan, New York, USA .
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Dorothy Wear WALKER-- Date: 6 August 1921 Place: Kennebunkport, Maine, USA
Children of Prescott Sheldon BUSH and Dorothy Wear WALKER:
George Herbert Walker BUSH (b.12 June 1924, Milton, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 November 2018, Houston, Texas, USA)
m. Barbara PIERCE 6 January 1945
Dorothy Wear WALKER-- Date: 6 August 1921 Place: Kennebunkport, Maine, USAChildren of Prescott Sheldon BUSH and Dorothy Wear WALKER:
George Herbert Walker BUSH (b.12 June 1924, Milton, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 November 2018, Houston, Texas, USA)m. Barbara PIERCE 6 January 1945
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1895 Birth 15 May 1895
Columbus, Ohio, 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)
1921 Marriage / PartnerPrescott Sheldon BUSH and Dorothy Wear WALKER 6 August 1921, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA
He was 26 years old.
1924 Birth of ChildGeorge Herbert Walker BUSH was born 12 June 1924, Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Prescott Sheldon was 29 years old.
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 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.
1972 Death 8 October 1972
Manhattan, New York, USA
He died at the age of 77.
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