Elwood Gordon
HAMMOND
(b.
10/04/1907
,
Sidney, Maine, USA
d.
09/28/1978
,
Darien, Connecticut, USA
)
Age: 71
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Elwood Gordon HAMMOND was born 10/04/1907 in Sidney, Maine, USA
Elwood Gordon HAMMOND was the child of Howard Carlos HAMMOND and Bessie Mabel KELLEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Carlos Mason HAMMOND and Laura Alice GORDON (maternal) Charles Henry KELLEY and Harriet Roxanne DUTTONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elwood Gordon married Florence Alna FREEMAN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Florence Alna FREEMAN was born 07/26/1914 in Sidney, Maine, USA. Florence Alna died 05/26/1983 in Orange, California, USA. Florence Alna was the child of Chester Garfield FREEMAN and Alna Pearl WYMAN.
Elwood Gordon HAMMOND died 09/28/1978 in Darien, Connecticut, USA .
Elwood, his wife, Florence and 2 children, Elwood II "Gordon" and Sylvia Lee moved from the family farm in Sidney, Maine to Rowayton, Connecticut in 1941. He became a carpenter.
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Elwood Gordon HAMMOND was a Carpenter.
Elwood Gordon HAMMOND was a Carpenter.
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Florence Alna FREEMAN was the child of Chester Garfield FREEMAN and Alna Pearl WYMAN
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Florence Alna FREEMAN-- Place: Florence Alna FREEMAN was the child of Chester Garfield FREEMAN and Alna Pearl WYMAN
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1907 Birth 10/04/1907
Sidney, Maine, 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) 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.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 09/28/1978
Darien, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 71.
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