flag male ancestor  James Richard  JOHNSON SR

  (b. 2/27/1921 ,  Lafayette, Louisiana, USA   d. 12/16/1966 ,  Plaquemine, Iberville, Louisiana, USA )  

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James Richard JOHNSON SR was born 2/27/1921 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

James Richard JOHNSON SR was the child of John Thomas JOHNSON   and   Ida C WITT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Carlton JOHNSTON and Elizabeth MOSLEY (maternal)  Joseph Anderson WITT and Frances Elizabeth WOMACK

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James Richard  married  Mary Lou (MIRE) JOHNSON / DUCOTE abt. 1944 .  Mary Lou (MIRE) JOHNSON / DUCOTE  was born 11/11/1928 in Patterson St Mary Parish Louisiana, USA.  Mary Lou was the child of Joseph Sylvester MIRE and Eugenie "Jenny" SENECA.

James Richard JOHNSON SR died 12/16/1966 in Plaquemine, Iberville, Louisiana, USA.
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Mary Lou (MIRE) JOHNSON / DUCOTE was the child of Joseph Sylvester MIRE and Eugenie "Jenny" SENECA




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birth1921 Birth
2/27/1921
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Invention 1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
U.S. President1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States
Invention 1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)
News1927 - 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
Invention 1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)
U.S. President1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)
Invention 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.
Invention 1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)
News1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
U.S. President1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States
News1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)
News1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
Invention 1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)
Invention 1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)
Invention 1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
News1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)
News1944 - 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.
Invention 1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)
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.
U.S. President1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States
News1945 - 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.
Invention 1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)
News1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.
U.S. President1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States
News1953 - 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.
U.S. President1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States
News1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.
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.
U.S. PresidentIn 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.'
death1966 Death
12/16/1966
Plaquemine, Iberville, Louisiana, USA

He died at the age of 45.

James is buried at: Plaquemine Louisiana
Added: 1/31/2020 11:56:25 AM - Updated: 12/27/2020 1:04:35 PM
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