flag female ancestor  Catherine Cecil  CAMPBELL

  (b. 5 June 1918 Wilmington, Delaware, USA   d. 26 September 1993 Bear, New Castle, Delaware, USA )  

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Catherine Cecil CAMPBELL was born 5 June 1918 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Catherine Cecil CAMPBELL was the child of John CAMPBELL   and   Anna Pearl COLLINS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John CAMPBELL and Mary A HAVENS (maternal)  John Matthew COLLINS and Catharina C TOMLINSON

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Catherine Cecil  married  Albert Herman ALLEN abt. 1940 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Albert Herman ALLEN  was born 16 May 1918 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.  Albert Herman died 10 April 1983 in Dover, Delaware, USA.  Albert Herman was the child of John A ALLEN and Mildred Payne CARPENTER.

Catherine Cecil CAMPBELL died 26 September 1993 in Bear, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
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Catherine Cecil CAMPBELL married flag male ancestor Albert Herman ALLEN-- Date: abt. 1940 Place: 
Albert Herman ALLEN was the child of John A ALLEN and Mildred Payne CARPENTER




Children of Albert Herman ALLEN and Catherine Cecil CAMPBELL:

flag female ancestor Carolyn ALLEN (b.1 DECEMBER 1940, Wilmington, Delaware, USA  d. 17 FEBRUARY 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
m. Richard CUSHNER 



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birth1918 Birth
5 June 1918
Wilmington, Delaware, 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
1940 Birth of Child
Carolyn ALLEN was born 1 DECEMBER 1940, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Catherine Cecil was 22 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)
1983 Death of Spouse/Partner
Albert Herman ALLEN died 10 April 1983, Dover, Delaware, USA
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)
death1993 Death
26 September 1993
Bear, New Castle, Delaware, USA

She died at the age of 75.
Added: 12/12/2020 10:54:02 AM - Updated: 1/5/2021 5:08:51 PM

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