Emily SONNENBURG

(b. 12 May 1890 , Chicago, Illinois, USA d. 14 April 1962 , Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA )

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Emily SONNENBURG was born 12 May 1890 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Emily SONNENBURG was the child of Ludwig "Louis" SONNENBERG and Ottilia SPLAETTER

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Emily married Reinhold Frederick ROESKE 6 April 1913 in Summit, Cook, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Reinhold Frederick ROESKE was born 12 June 1889 in Palos Park, Illinois, USA. Reinhold Frederick died 26 July 1973 in Boone Grove, Indiana, USA. Reinhold Frederick was the child of Albert August ROESKE and Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde KOEPKE.

Emily SONNENBURG died 14 April 1962 in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA.

daughter of Ludwig Wilhelm Sonnenburg and Ottlie Spletter

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Emily SONNENBURG married

Reinhold Frederick ROESKE-- Date: 6 April 1913 Place: Summit, Cook, Illinois, USA
Reinhold Frederick ROESKE was the child of Albert August ROESKE and Wilhelmine Luise Mathilde KOEPKE

Children of Reinhold Frederick ROESKE and Emily SONNENBURG:

William ROESKE (b.6 November 1914, , Illinois, USA d. 29 December 1986, Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA)

Herbert R ROESKE (b.6 April 1916, , Illinois, USA d. 1 June 1974, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)

Gertrude R ROESKE (b.14 January 1918, , Illinois, USA d. 6 March 2009, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, USA)

Alice Helene Agnes ROESKE (b.15 February 1921, Palos Park, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 23 June 2004, Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA)

Carl Richard ROESKE (b.8 May 1924, Palos Park, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 27 March 2007, Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA)

Edward Albert Martin ROESKE (b.13 June 1930, Porter County, Indiana, USA d. 11 June 2013, Boone Grove, Porter, Indiana, USA)

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1890 Birth
12 May 1890
Chicago, Illinois, USA

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 Marriage / Partner
Emily SONNENBURG and Reinhold Frederick ROESKE 6 April 1913, Summit, Cook, Illinois, USA

She was 22 years old.

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 Birth of Child
William ROESKE was born 6 November 1914, , Illinois, USA

Emily was 24 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Birth of Child
Herbert R ROESKE was born 6 April 1916, , Illinois, USA

Emily was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Gertrude R ROESKE was born 14 January 1918, , Illinois, USA

Emily was 27 years old.

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 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 Birth of Child
Alice Helene Agnes ROESKE was born 15 February 1921, Palos Park, Cook, Illinois, USA

Emily was 30 years old.

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

1924 Birth of Child
Carl Richard ROESKE was born 8 May 1924, Palos Park, Cook, Illinois, USA

Emily was 34 years old.

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)

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.

1930 Birth of Child
Edward Albert Martin ROESKE was born 13 June 1930, Porter County, Indiana, USA

Emily was 40 years old.

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 - 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.

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

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