Miriam Shanley WALSH

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9 September 1916 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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17 March 1977 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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Frederick Edward WALSH Alice E MALLEY

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Born: 9 September 1916 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Frederick Edward WALSH

Mother: Alice E MALLEY

Paternal grandparents: Patrick WALSH , Maria SHANLEY

Maternal grandparents: John F MALLEY , Delia MCCARTHY

Miriam Shanley WALSH died 17 March 1977 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA.

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Birth
Name: Miriam Shanley Walsh
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 09 Sep 1916
Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
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Father's Name: Fred
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Mother's Name: Alice Malley
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Certificate Number: 1252
Page: 397
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Digital Folder Number: 005309642
Image Number: 00398

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'Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:23YC-6PS : accessed 31 January 2016), Miriam Shanley Walsh, 09 Sep 1916; citing Birth, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 1252, page 397, State Archives, Boston.
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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 - Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Name: Mirian Walsh
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Fitchburg Ward 6, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 68
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
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Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 4
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Household ID: 85
Line Number: 12
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 745
GS Film Number: 1820745
Digital Folder Number: 004966122
Image Number: 01043

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Fred E Walsh Head M 43 Massachusetts
Alice Walsh Wife F 35 Massachusetts
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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)

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)

1930 - Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Name: Mirriam S Walsh
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 170
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 7
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Household ID: 146
Line Number: 33
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 962
GS Film Number: 2340697
Digital Folder Number: 004950040
Image Number: 00930

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Fred E Walsh Head M 52 Massachusetts
Alice E Walsh Wife F 44 Massachusetts
Phillip O Walsh Son M 20 Massachusetts
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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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

1940 - Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Name: Miriam Walsh
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 6, Fitchburg, Fitchburg City, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 14-105
Family Number: 107
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Line Number: 56
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1648
Digital Folder Number: 005460920
Image Number: 00417

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Fred Walsh Head M 63 Massachusetts
Alice Walsh Wife F 54 Massachusetts
Frederick Walsh Son M 29 Massachusetts
Miriam Walsh Daughter F 23 Massachusetts
Alice Walsh Daughter F 18 Massachusetts
Paul Walsh Son M 16 Massachusetts
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

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.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

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.

Death
Name: Miriam S Walsh
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 17 Mar 1977
Event Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Certificate Number: 019322
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Birthplace: Massachusetts
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