Laura Catherine
TANKERSLEY
(b.
20 September 1906
,
Burning Springs, Clay, Kentucky, USA
d.
4 June 1977
,
Huntington Beach, California, USA
)
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Laura Catherine TANKERSLEY was born 20 September 1906 in Burning Springs, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Laura Catherine TANKERSLEY was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laura Catherine married Isaac Lomon BENGE 12 November 1921 in Butler, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isaac Lomon BENGE was born 21 April 1904 in Clay, Kentucky, USA. Isaac Lomon died 4 October 1969 in Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino, California, USA.
Laura Catherine TANKERSLEY died 4 June 1977 in Huntington Beach, California, USA.
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Family and Children of Laura Catherine TANKERSLEY
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Isaac Lomon BENGE-- Date: 12 November 1921 Place: Butler, Ohio, USA
Children of Isaac Lomon BENGE and Laura Catherine TANKERSLEY:
Clyde BENGE (b.March 10, 1922, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 09/10/1982, Huntington Beach, California, USA)
Isaac Lomon BENGE-- Date: 12 November 1921 Place: Butler, Ohio, USAChildren of Isaac Lomon BENGE and Laura Catherine TANKERSLEY:
Clyde BENGE (b.March 10, 1922, Hamilton, Ohio, USA d. 09/10/1982, Huntington Beach, California, USA)
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1906 Birth 20 September 1906
Burning Springs, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1921 Marriage / PartnerLaura Catherine TANKERSLEY and Isaac Lomon BENGE 12 November 1921, Butler, Ohio, USA
She was 15 years old.
1922 Birth of ChildClyde BENGE was born March 10, 1922, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Laura Catherine was 15 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.
1969 Death of Spouse/PartnerIsaac Lomon BENGE died 4 October 1969, Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino, California, 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.1977 Death 4 June 1977
Huntington Beach, California, USA
She died at the age of 70.
Added: 8/12/2025 1:54:36 PM
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