Clarence AGACKI (AJAX)

(b. abt. 1915 , Ohio, USA d. abt. 1954 , Ohio, USA )

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Clarence AGACKI (AJAX) was born abt. 1915 in Ohio, USA

Clarence AGACKI (AJAX) was the child of Josef AGACKI and Julia SKONIECNZY

Clarence AGACKI (AJAX) died abt. 1954 in Ohio, USA.
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

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 - Cleveland, Ohio
Name: Clarence Agacki
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Cleveland Ward 24, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
District: ED 458
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Nephew
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Nephew
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
Birthplace: Ohio
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 5
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Household ID: 118
Line Number: 82
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 1370
GS Film Number: 1821370
Digital Folder Number: 004967421
Image Number: 01093

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Scharlan Head M 27 Michigan
Elizabeth Scharlan Wife F 23 Ohio
Clarence Agacki Nephew M 4 Ohio

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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 - Cleveland, Ohio
Name: Clarence Agacki
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Brother-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Brother-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: Poland
Mother's Birthplace: Poland
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 26
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter Szazepanski Head Male 44 Poland
Josephine Szazepanski Wife Female 28 Ohio
Richard Lorenc Stepson Male 7 Ohio
Beatrice Lorenc Stepdaughter Female 4 Ohio
Clarence Agacki Brother-in-law Male 14 Ohio
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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.

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

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 - Cleveland, Ohio
Name: Clarence Ajax
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 15, Cleveland City, Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 92-387
Family Number: 312
Sheet Number and Letter: 15B
Line Number: 51
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 3218
Digital Folder Number: 005460747
Image Number: 00422

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Clarence Ajax Head M 25 Ohio
Eugenia Ajax Wife F 23 Ohio
Barbara Ajax Daughter F 3 Ohio
Ronald Ajax Son M 0 Ohio

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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 - 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.