Virginia THAYER

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26 July 1918 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

28 July 1998 , East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, USA

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Otis Raymond THAYER Clara Minnie BADER

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Born: 26 July 1918 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Otis Raymond THAYER

Mother: Clara Minnie BADER

Paternal grandparents: Royal Rollin THAYER , Ella Edith PERKINS

Maternal grandparents: Casper Carl BADER , Augusta Johanne THEINERT

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Virginia married Robert Louis Emil DORSCHEL 1 October 1938 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Robert Louis Emil DORSCHEL was born 14 June 1914 in Astoria, New York, USA*. Robert Louis Emil died 13 June 1986 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, USA. Robert Louis Emil was the child of Charles Philip Robert DORSCHEL and Anna Meta Katherina WILLEN.

Virginia THAYER died 28 July 1998 in East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, USA.
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Robert Louis Emil DORSCHEL
Marriage date: 1 October 1938
Marriage place: Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Robert Louis Emil DORSCHEL was the child of Charles Philip Robert DORSCHEL and Anna Meta Katherina WILLEN

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Birth
Name: Virginia Thayer
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 26 Jul 1918
Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
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Father's Name: Otis Raymond Thayer
Mother's Name: Clara Bader
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Certificate Number: 289
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Affiliate Record Type: Birth
Digital Folder Number: 005072313
Image Number: 00216

'Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920', database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QLKG-Q7PX : 13 March 2018), Virginia Thayer, 1918.
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1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Florence, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Virginia Thayer
residence: Florence Northhampton Six, Hampshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1919
age: 1
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820705
digital folder number: 4301102
image number: 00892
sheet number: 1
Household Gender Age
parent Otis R Thayer M 34y
parent Clara B Thayer F 32y
Virginia Thayer F 1y5m

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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

1930 Florence, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Otis R. Thayer, 44, head, age at first marriage 32, b. Florida, father b. NY, mother b. IL, occupation - principal
Clara B. Thayer, 41, wife, age at first marriage 29, b. MA, father b. Germany, mother b. MA
Virginia Thayer, daughter, 11, b. MA
Georgia B. Thayer, daughter, 5, b. MA
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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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

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1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

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

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

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

Virginia THAYER - 1937 Northfield Seminary Girls High School yearbook

1937 Northfield Seminary Girls High School yearbook

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

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

1938 Marriage / Partner
Virginia THAYER and Robert Louis Emil DORSCHEL 1 October 1938, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

She was 20 years old.

Louis Dorschel and Virginia Thayer, 1938

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

1940 Queens, New York
name: Virginia Dorschea
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Assembly District 1, Queens, New York City, Queens, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 21
marital status: Married
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Wife
relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1919
residence in 1935: Northampton, Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 41-133
family number: 252
sheet number and letter: 12A
line number: 37
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 2722
digital folder number: 005458694
image number: 00780
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Louis Dorschea M 25 New York
wife Virginia Dorschea F 21 Massachusetts
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

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

1950 - Sag Harbor, New York
Name: Virginia Duroschel
Age: 31
Birth Date: abt 1919
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Sag Harbor, Suffolk, New York, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Lou Duroschel
36 Head
Virginia Duroschel 31 Wife
David Duroschel
8 Son
Gayle Duroschel
5 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

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.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

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.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

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.