Merlyn Earl BOSHAW

(b. May 22 1928 , Saginaw, Michigan, USA d. December 2 1950 , Korea )
Age: 22
Cause of Death: K.I.A.

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Merlyn Earl BOSHAW was born May 22 1928 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Merlyn Earl BOSHAW was the child of Mervyn Earl BOSHAW and Flora Eliza TATROE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles Leonard BEAUCHAMP (BOSHAW) and Eugenia Jane WARD (maternal) John Hiram TATROE and Harriet ELWELL

Merlyn Earl BOSHAW died December 2 1950 in Korea.

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Merlyn Earl BOSHAW was a Marine.

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1928 Birth
May 22 1928
Saginaw, Michigan, USA

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)