1940 Totowa, Passaic, New Jersey
Name: William Zester
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1934
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: New Jersey
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Totowa, Passaic, New Jersey
Street: Bayle Avenue
House Number: 153
Inferred Residence in 1935: Paterson
Residence in 1935: Paterson
Sheet Number: 2B
Household Members:
Name Age
William Zester 37
Lillian Zester 34
William Zester 6
Beverly Zester 2
Joseph Frantz 75
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)
1994 Death of Spouse/PartnerMargaret Jean CARNEGIE died 17 September 1994, West Milford, New Jersey, USA
Partial Obituary
MAIA DAVIS, Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
04-17-1998
WILLIAM ZESTER, 64; HONORED FOR ACTIVISM IN WEST MILFORD
By MAIA DAVIS, Staff Writer
Date: 04-17-1998, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early
Biographical: WILLIAM ZESTER
WEST MILFORD -- William J. Zester, a longtime insurance agent who was one of the first people named township Volunteer of the Year, died Thursday after being hospitalized following a car accident. He was 64.
Mr. Zester helped lead an array of community efforts, from building senior housing to fighting substance abuse. During his 40 years in West Milford, he served 22 years on the library board of trustees, 14 years on ...
Death — 199816 April 1998
West Milford, New Jersey, USA
He died at the age of 64.
Birth — 1934
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