flag female ancestor  Lena  PALMER

  (b. 02/14/1921 Bayou Current, Louisiana, USA   d. 12/31/2010 Covington, Louisiana, USA )  
Age: 89

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Lena PALMER was born 02/14/1921 in Bayou Current, Louisiana, USA

Lena PALMER was the child of Nelville PALMER   and   Azelie BORDELON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Cleophas PALMER and Mary Louise FIRMIN (maternal)  Theodore BORDELON and Marie Alcina ARDOIN

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Lena  married  Gerard CALLAHAN 08/08/1944 in Arabi, Louisiana, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gerard CALLAHAN  was born 09/17/1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.  Gerard died 05/01/1996 in Metairie, Louisiana, USA.  Gerard was the child of Mathew Joseph CALLAHAN and Nellie Albertine DOHERTY.

Lena PALMER died 12/31/2010 in Covington, Louisiana, USA.
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Lena PALMER married World War II Soldier flag male ancestor Gerard CALLAHAN-- Date: 08/08/1944 Place: Arabi, Louisiana, USA
Gerard CALLAHAN was the child of Mathew Joseph CALLAHAN and Nellie Albertine DOHERTY




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birth1921 Birth
02/14/1921
Bayou Current, Louisiana, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
marriage1944 Marriage / Partner
Lena PALMER and Gerard CALLAHAN 08/08/1944, Arabi, Louisiana, USA

She was 23 years old.
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
1996 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gerard CALLAHAN died 05/01/1996, Metairie, Louisiana, USA
News2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
death2010 Death
12/31/2010
Covington, Louisiana, USA

She died at the age of 89.
Added: 7/21/2019 10:44:19 AM - Updated: 1/18/2021 6:08:01 PM

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