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)
1940
Name: Henry Joly
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 3, Putnam, Putnam Town, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 8-30
Family Number: 27
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 74
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 528
Digital Folder Number: 005461417
Image Number: 00893
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Noe Joly Head M 54 Canada
Beatrice Joly Wife F 46 Canada
Henry Joly Son M 18 Connecticut
Normand Joly Son M 17 Connecticut
Donat Joly Son M 16 Connecticut
Lucille Joly Daughter F 13 Connecticut
Omer Joly Son M 12 Connecticut
Joan Joly Daughter F 10 Connecticut
George O'Connell Son-in-law M 27 Connecticut
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1940
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
World War II Army Enlistment
Name: Henry J Jolly
Name (Original): JOLLY HENRY J
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 22 Oct 1942
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Residence Place:
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1921
BirthPlace: CONNECTICUT
Education Level: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Unskilled construction occupations, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 31196434
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 04073.129
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.
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
Death
Name: Henry J Jolly
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 08 Mar 1995
Event Place: 704, Out-of-State, Rhode Island
Residence Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Address: 60 BUTTS RD
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Hispanic Origin:
Occupation: MASON
Industry: CONSTRUCTION
Education Level:
Birth Date:
Birth Town: Putnam
Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
Father's Surname (Original):
Spouse's Name:
Certificate Number: 90692
'Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001,' Database, FamilySearch.org
Birth — 1921
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