flag male ancestor  John Hollis  MOULTON

  (b. 13 September 1900 Alton, Illinois, USA   d. 31 October 1990 Nokomis, Florida, USA )  

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John Hollis MOULTON was born 13 September 1900 in Alton, Illinois, USA

John Hollis MOULTON was the child of John Henry MOULTON   and   Blanche EVERTS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John Henry MOULTON and Mary Elizabeth SCOTT

John Hollis MOULTON died 31 October 1990 in Nokomis, Florida, USA.





Graduated from Princeton University in 1923.

m. Marguerite ?


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birth1900 Birth
13 September 1900
Alton, Illinois, USA
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1920 Los Angeles, California
Name: John H Moulton
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California
Street: Hollywood Boul
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: John H Moulton
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Blanche Moulton
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John H Moulton 46
Blanche Moulton 44
Everts Moulton 21
John H Moulton 19
Ruth Moulton 12
Nancy Moulton 1
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Sadie Everts 39
Hannah Matsen 32

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
Death
Name: John Hollis Moulton
Race: White
Age at Death: 90
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1900
Death Date: 31 Oct 1990
Death Place: Sarasota, Florida, United States

Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Obituary
JOHN, WHO WAS BORN Sept. 13, 1900, departed our troubled world Oct. 31, 1990, at Nokomis, Fla., where he had been spending his winters. Our Class directory lists golf, fishing, and sailing as his special interests.

Our 1923 Ten Year Book listed his connections with a number of business projects, but his prime interest was in travel and adventure. John spent four months on a private schooner sailing on the West Coast of Mexico. He made two trips to China, and spent a half a year hunting and fishing at his summer cottage in Ontario, Canada. His greatest adventure came while on board the last American square rigger, TISTALA. On a trip from Honolulu to N.Y. the ship became becalmed in the doldums for 30 days. From N.Y. John went to Paris. In France he secured a motorcycle for a jaunt through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. He returned to Honolulu via the Dutch East Indies and the orient on a Japanese freighter. He worked with Union Oil Co. in both Honolulu and Japan for several ...Read MORE...


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