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.
1910 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Edgar Proulx
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Canada
family number: 354
page number: 16
Household Gender Age
parent Adolph Proulx M 42y
parent Adeline Proulx F 38y
Edgar Proulx M 17y
Lillian Proulx F 14y
Therese Proulx F 9y
Irene Proulx F 7y
Maguelonne Proulx F 5y
Genevera Proulx F 3y
Placide Proulx M 1y
1917 World War I Draft Registration
Name: Edgar Proulx
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
Event Place: Southbridge City no 10, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1893
birthPlace: Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
Film Number: 1684524
Digital Folder Number: 005216153
Image Number: 02730
'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZND-Q4R : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Edgar Proulx, .
1920 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Edgar Proulx
Residence: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1893
Age: 27
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
father's birthPlace:
mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1820748
Digital Folder Number: 4311573
Image Number: 00573
sheet number: 8
Household Gender Age
parent Adolph Proulx M 52y
parent Adeline Proulx F 47y
Edgar Proulx M 27y
Lillian Proulx F 24y
Theresa Proulx F 19y
Irene Proulx F 17y
Maguelone Proulx F 15y
Genevra Proulx F 13y
Placide Proulx M 11y
Romuald Proulx M 9y
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Edgar Proulx
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1894
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0268
family number: 187
Sheet Number and Letter: 9A
Line Number: 46
nara publication: T626, roll 965
Film Number: 2340700
Digital Folder Number: 4607701
Image Number: 00909
Household Gender Age
parent Adolphe Proulx M 62
parent Adeline Proulx F 57
Edgar Proulx M 36
Lillian Proulx F 34
Theresa Proulx F 29
Maguelone Proulx F 25
Geneva Proulx F 23
Placide Proulx M 21
Romeo Proulx M 19
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Edgar Proulx
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Cross Street
House Number: 99
Inferred Residence in 1935: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8A
Household Members:
Name Age
Adeline Proulx 68
Edgar Proulx 47
Lillian Proulx 45
Theresa Proulx 39
Madelon Proulx 35
Placid Proulx 31
Romeo Proulx 29
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.
Grave of Adeline Lippe and family. St. George's Cemetery, Southbridge, MA.
St. George’s Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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