Juanita Christine COLBERT

Born

07/07/1909 , Bradley, Grady, Oklahoma, USA

Died

08/05/1959 , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Age: 50
Cause of Death: Lt. Cerebral Hemorrhage

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Born: 07/07/1909 in Bradley, Grady, Oklahoma, USA

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Juanita Christine married Albert BEAM 02/06/1946 in Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Albert BEAM was born 11/17/1907 in Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA. Albert died 09/14/1970 in Lindsay, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA.

Juanita Christine COLBERT died 08/05/1959 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
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Juanita Christine COLBERT married

Albert BEAM
Marriage date: 02/06/1946
Marriage place: Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma

Children of Albert BEAM and Juanita Christine COLBERT

Oleta Louise BEAM

Born: 10/29/1928, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 02/04/2000, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, USA

Kenneth Leon BEAM

Born: 08/16/1932, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 08/18/1990, Oliney, Coal, Oklahoma, USA

Lynn O'dell BEAM

Born: 06/29/1938, Criner, McClain, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 10/15/2002, Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, USA

Larry Gene BEAM

Born: 02/10/1946, Lindsay, McClain, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 08/26/2023, Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, USA

Married: Merla Roseann WHITE 9999

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Birth — 1909
07/07/1909
Bradley, Grady, Oklahoma, USA

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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the 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))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

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

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

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

1928 Birth of Child
Oleta Louise BEAM was born 10/29/1928, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA

Juanita Christine was 19 years old.

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1932 Birth of Child
Kenneth Leon BEAM was born 08/16/1932, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, USA

Juanita Christine was 23 years old.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

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

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

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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

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

1938 Birth of Child
Lynn O'dell BEAM was born 06/29/1938, Criner, McClain, Oklahoma, USA

Juanita Christine was 28 years old.

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

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

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1946 Marriage / Partner
Juanita Christine COLBERT and Albert BEAM 02/06/1946, Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma

She was 36 years old.

1946 Birth of Child
Larry Gene BEAM was born 02/10/1946, Lindsay, McClain, Oklahoma, USA

Juanita Christine was 36 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

Death — 1959
08/05/1959
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
She died at the age of 50.

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Greenhill Cemetery, Lindsay, McClain, Oklahoma

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The name Oklahoma is based on Native American (Choctaw) words 'okla humma' which translates as 'red people'. (statesymbolsusa.org)

November 6, 1907 - Oklahoma becomes 46th U.S. state. The state was formed from Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.

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