1920 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Adelaid Lachchapel, b. abt 1878, age 42, year of immigration 1902, weaver in cotton mill
Parmelia Lachchapel, b. abt 1883, age 34, year of immigration 1896, b. Canada, weaver in cotton mill
Alfred Lachchapel, son, b. abt 1901, age 19, b. MA, weaver in cotton mill
Lovina Lachchapel, daughter, b. abt 1903, age 17, b. CT, card room in cotton mill
George Lachchapel, son, b. abt 1905,age 15, b. CT
Arthur Lachchapel, son, b. abt 1906, age 14, b. CT
Alvin Lachchapel, son, b. abt 1912, age 8, b. CT
Raymond Lachchapel, son, b. abt 1916, age 4, b. CT
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Name: Alvin Lachapelle
event: CENSUS
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1913
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's birthPlace: Canada
enumeration district number: 27
family number: 174
Sheet Number and Letter: 10A
Line Number: 49
nara publication: T626, roll 284
Film Number: 2340019
Digital Folder Number: 4531888
Image Number: 01172
Household Gender Age
parent Adelaid Lachapelle M 54
parent Parmelia Lachapelle F 48
Alfred Lachapelle M 29
Arthur Lachapelle M 24
Alvin Lachapelle M 17
Raymond Lachapelle M 14
Georgette Lavgris F 9
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
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LaChappelle Arthur emp G Co r 3 Main
LaChappelle George (Henrietta) emp G Co h Buckley Hill rd
LaChappelle Raymond student r 3 Main
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.
Birth — 1912
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