Robert C
SNYDER
(b.
29 March 1927
,
Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA
d.
13 June 2014
,
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
)
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Robert C SNYDER was born 29 March 1927 in Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Robert C SNYDER was the child of Frank S SNYDER and Leona Laverna TAYLOR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Meritt Calvin SNYDER and Louise G ZIENTL (ZYNDALL) (maternal) John Abbott TAYLOR and Gertrude C CUDDEBACKRobert C SNYDER died 13 June 2014 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA.
m. Jane Hazel Cox
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1927 Birth 29 March 1927
Scott Township, Pennsylvania, USA
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)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 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.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.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
CARBONDALE
Robert C. Snyder, 87, of Carbondale, died at home after an illness. He was the husband of the late Jane Cox, who died in 2012. The couple had been married for 62 years.
Born in Scott Twp., son of the late Frank and Leona Taylor Snyder, Robert was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Carbondale. He attended Scott Twp. High School. He worked at D.G. Nicholas for 13 years, and was a well-known auto mechanic. He retired from Procter & Gamble, proud of being one of its first groups of techs. He and his wife Jane worked for Bulldog Maintenance at various area banks. He was most proud of his over 20 years of volunteer service for the Meals on Wheels Program, and he was humbled to be featured on WNEP-TV's '16 Salutes' for his service to the organization. To quote Dad, 'He needed them as much as they needed him.'
Robert was a founding member of the Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club. His passions in life were his family, cars and car shows.
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CARBONDALE
Robert C. Snyder, 87, of Carbondale, died at home after an illness. He was the husband of the late Jane Cox, who died in 2012. The couple had been married for 62 years.
Born in Scott Twp., son of the late Frank and Leona Taylor Snyder, Robert was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Carbondale. He attended Scott Twp. High School. He worked at D.G. Nicholas for 13 years, and was a well-known auto mechanic. He retired from Procter & Gamble, proud of being one of its first groups of techs. He and his wife Jane worked for Bulldog Maintenance at various area banks. He was most proud of his over 20 years of volunteer service for the Meals on Wheels Program, and he was humbled to be featured on WNEP-TV's '16 Salutes' for his service to the organization. To quote Dad, 'He needed them as much as they needed him.'
Robert was a founding member of the Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club. His passions in life were his family, cars and car shows.
The family would like to...Read MORE...
2014 Death 13 June 2014
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
He died at the age of 87.
Added: 6/12/2016 7:19:01 AM
- Updated: 3/22/2024 4:20:35 PM
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