1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Meriden, Connecticut
Name: Barbara M Dubois
Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: North Colony Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 198
Dwelling Number: 8
Family Number: 10
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Household Members:
Name Age
William D Dubois 35
Beatrice C Dubois 30
Darise H Dubois 9
Shirley H Dubois 7
Barbara M Dubois 6
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 Meriden, Connecticut
Name: Barbara Dubois
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Johnson Avenue
Inferred Residence in 1935: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 61A
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Household Members:
Name Age
William Dubois 45
Beatrice C Dubois 39
Shirley Dubois 17
Barbara Dubois 16
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
On Tuesday, February 17th Barbara DuBois Ritchie passed away at the age of 87. She was born in 1923 to Bill and Beatrice DuBois in Meriden, CT.
Early in the war years, working in a factory, she met and married, her late husband of 54 years, Fred Ritchie. In 1959, her adventuresome spirit and a job opportunity for Fred prompted them to 'pack up the kids' and the station wagon and move west to Southern California. It was a move they never regretted. In 1965 at the age of 42 Barbara answered her calling and began nursing school. She was passionate about her profession and nursed for 33 years. She loved to read, play bingo and win a good scrabble game, but most of all she adored her grandchildren and loved boasting about them. Known for her positive attitude, she loved to laugh and always managed to find the bright side in even the worst of situations. A brave, spunky, caring and generous lady, Barbara remains an inspiration to all who knew her.
She is survived by her son Jann
Death — 2011
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