Charles Calvin MITCHELL

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23 April 1915 , Mart, Texas, USA

Died

21 October 1954 , Dallas, Texas, USA

Age: 39

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Joseph Guy MITCHELL Willie Abigail RICHARDSON

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Charles Calvin MITCHELL was born 23 April 1915 in Mart, Texas, USA

Charles Calvin MITCHELL was the child of Joseph Guy MITCHELL and Willie Abigail RICHARDSON

and the grandchild of: (paternal) William M MITCHELL and Emaretha "Eliza" Francis WHITE (maternal) William RICHARDSON and Laura May FISHER

Charles Calvin MITCHELL died 21 October 1954 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
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Charles Calvin MITCHELL was a Greyhound bus driver.

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Name: Charlie Calvin Mitchell
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Apr 1915
Event Place: Mart, Mclennan, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Joseph Guy Mitchell
Mother's Name: Willie Abbie Richardson
Certificate Number: 15535
Digital Folder Number: 004224970
Image Number: 00883

'Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:X2GZ-S5B : accessed 27 May 2016), Charlie Calvin Mitchell, 23 Apr 1915; citing Mart, Mclennan, Texas, United States, certificate 15535, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,224,970.
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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 - 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)

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 - 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.

Death information
Age: 39
Given Name: Charles
Middle Name:
Surname: Mitchell
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1915
State: Texas
Last Place of Residence:
Previous Residence Postal Code:
Event Date: Oct 1954

'United States Social Security Death Index,' database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:V9N3-HJ8 : accessed 27 May 2016), Charles Mitchell, Oct 1954; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Name: Charlie Calvin Mitchell
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Oct 1954
Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1915
Birthplace: , Texas
Father's Name: J G Mitchell
Mother's Name: Abbie Richardson
Certificate Number: 48783
GS Film number: 2114281
Digital Folder Number: 005145343
Image Number: 03268

'Texas Deaths, 1890-1976,' database with images, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ...Read MORE...

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