1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 - Southborough, Massachusetts
Name: William N Davis
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Maine
estimated Birth Year: 1881
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0265
family number: 172
Sheet Number and Letter: 7B
Line Number: 85
nara publication: T626, roll 965
Film Number: 2340700
Digital Folder Number: 4607701
Image Number: 00758
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William N Davis M 49 Maine
wife Eva B Davis F 42 Massachusetts (Eva Belle Landry)
daughter Vesta L Davis F 16 Massachusetts
daughter Delia N Davis F 15 Massachusetts
daughter Mary L Davis F 14 Massachusetts
son John A Davis M 13 Massachusetts
son William N Davis M 11 Massachusetts
son Charles H Davis M 8 Massachusetts
son Walter Davis M 7 Massachusetts
sister Vesta L Davis F 51 Maine
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
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.
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)
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
Obituary
William N. Davis Jr., 89, a life long resident of Southborough, died peacefully on February 26, 2008, at his home after a period of declining health.
He was the husband of Jeanne (Offutt) Davis for the past 64 years.
Born in Marlborough, he was the son of the late William N. and Eva Belle (Landry) Davis.
Mr. Davis was a 1937 graduate of the former Peter's High School in Southborough and earned his bachelor's degree from Bates College in Lewiston, ME in 1941. He served in the US Army during WWII. Following the war, he worked as a claims adjuster for the insurance industry. While his children were growing up, he enjoyed volunteering in town with the Little League, the Cub Scouts, and the Boy Scouts. He also was a charter member and a past president of the Southborough Historical Society. After he retired, he worked for the former State Lumber of Marlborough.
Mr. Davis enjoyed gardening, astronomy, vacationing on the coast of Maine, and most of all, spending time with his
Death — 200826 February 2008
Southborough, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 89.
Birth — 1918
Questions, Corrections & New Information
Ask a question or share a correction, source, or new detail about William North DAVIS.
When possible, include names, dates, places, and sources so the information is easier to verify.