Minnie Grace SHANNON

(b. 22 January 1883 , Nottingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 7 September 1959 , )

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Minnie Grace SHANNON was born 22 January 1883 in Nottingham, New Hampshire, USA

Minnie Grace SHANNON was the child of ? and ?

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Minnie Grace married Luther Eugene PURINGTON 6 November 1903 in Epping, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Luther Eugene PURINGTON was born 23 June 1883 in Epping, New Hampshire, USA (West) (Camp Hedding). Luther Eugene died 22 February 1945 in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.

Minnie Grace SHANNON died 7 September 1959
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Minnie Grace SHANNON married

Luther Eugene PURINGTON-- Date: 6 November 1903 Place: Epping, New Hampshire, USA

Children of Luther Eugene PURINGTON and Minnie Grace SHANNON:

Olive Mae PURRINGTON (b.24 May 1909, Epping, New Hampshire, USA d. 16 March 1984, Wareham, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Louis Jacinto BRIER SILVA 1929

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1883 Birth
22 January 1883
Nottingham, New Hampshire, USA

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Minnie Grace SHANNON and Luther Eugene PURINGTON 6 November 1903, Epping, New Hampshire, USA (West) (Camp Hedding)

She was 20 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 Birth of Child
Olive Mae PURRINGTON was born 24 May 1909, Epping, New Hampshire, USA (West) (Camp Hedding)

Minnie Grace was 26 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

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.