Gordon John
MARTIN
(b.
19 April 1910
,
Seymour, Wisconsin, USA
d.
4 January 1972
,
Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
)
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Gordon John MARTIN was born 19 April 1910 in Seymour, Wisconsin, USA
Gordon John MARTIN was the child of Frank Albert MARTIN and Annie Julia BRADLEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) James A MARTIN and Abbie Jane ELLIS (maternal) John E BRADLEY and Fannie J SNOWGordon John was a soldier in World War II.
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Gordon John MARTIN died 4 January 1972 in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA.
Spouse:
Violet Viola Nicklas (1920 - 1990)
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GORDON JOHN MARTIN
MICHIGAN
PVT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
APR 19 1910 JAN 4 1972
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1910 Birth 19 April 1910
Seymour, Wisconsin, USA
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
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.
1972 Death 4 January 1972
Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 61.
Gordon is buried at: Iron Mountain Cemetery Park Iron Mountain Dickinson County Michigan, USA
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