Arthur Gaetano VERNAVA

(b. 6 May 1932 , Rhode Island, USA d. 15 January 1978 , North Providence, Rhode Island, USA )

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Arthur Gaetano VERNAVA was born 6 May 1932 in Rhode Island, USA

Arthur Gaetano VERNAVA was the child of Arthur Gaetano VERNAVA and Livia Marion DIVALERIO and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pasquale VERNAVA and Antonia PALMIERI (maternal) Giovanni DIVALERIO and Assunta DIPALMA

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Arthur Gaetano married Martha Elizabeth EQUI 22 June 1957 in Greenville, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Martha Elizabeth EQUI was born 19 November 1934 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Martha Elizabeth died 30 July 1999 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA. Martha Elizabeth was the child of Alfred Harold EQUI and Lillian Marjorie THEINERT.

Arthur Gaetano VERNAVA died 15 January 1978 in North Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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photo (above) from The Evening Bulletin, Providence, RI, Friday, March 11, 1955

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Arthur Gaetano VERNAVA married

Martha Elizabeth EQUI-- Date: 22 June 1957 Place: Greenville, Rhode Island, USA
The Providence Sunday Journal, Providence, RI, June 23, 1957

Martha Elizabeth EQUI was the child of Alfred Harold EQUI and Lillian Marjorie THEINERT

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1932 Birth
6 May 1932
Rhode Island, USA

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 - North Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Arthur G Vernava Jr
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1933
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Age: 2
Marital status: Single
Enumeration Year: 1935
Township: North Providence
County: Providence
Enumeration District or Census Tract: 69
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur G Vernava 2

1935 Rhode Island State Census
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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 - North Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Arthur Vernava
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: North Providence Town, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Birth Year (Estimated): 1933
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 4-160
Family Number: 327
Sheet Number and Letter: 16A
Line Number: 23
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 3767
Digital Folder Number: 005461762
Image Number: 00251

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arthur G Vernava Head M 41 Rhode Island
Livia M Vernava Wife F 31 Rhode Island
Arthur Vernava Son M 7 Rhode Island
Pasquale Vernava Father M 67 Italy
Antonetta Vernava Mother F 60 Italy
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1951 Military Enlistment
Name: Arthur Vernava
Gender: Male
Death Date: 15 Jan 1978
SSN: 039208374
Enlistment Date 1: 6 Sep 1951
Release Date 1: 5 Sep 1955

Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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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.

1957 Marriage / Partner
Arthur Gaetano VERNAVA and Martha Elizabeth EQUI 22 June 1957, Greenville, Rhode Island, USA

He was 25 years old.

1957 marriage

The Providence Sunday Journal, Providence, RI, June 23, 1957

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

Death
VERNAVA, ARTHUR 06 May 1932 Jan 1978 45 02911 (North Providence, Providence, RI) (none specified) Rhode Island 039-20-8374
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