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Jessie Viola GIVENS was born 12 October 1870 in Clay, Indiana, USA
Jessie Viola GIVENS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jessie Viola married William Ranson BURCHAM 28 October 1894 in Clay, Indiana, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Ranson BURCHAM was born 1 September 1870 in Indiana, USA. William Ranson died 21 October 1916 in Indiana, USA.
Jessie Viola GIVENS died 25 June 1964 in Clay, Indiana, USA.
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Family and Children of Jessie Viola GIVENS
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William Ranson BURCHAM-- Date: 28 October 1894 Place: Clay, Indiana, USA
Children of William Ranson BURCHAM and Jessie Viola GIVENS:
Wesley E BURCHAM (b.19 November 1896, Clay, Indiana, USA d. 29 November 1945, Jasonville, Indiana, USA)
m. Edna Opal MCGARR 23 December 1918
William Ranson BURCHAM-- Date: 28 October 1894 Place: Clay, Indiana, USAChildren of William Ranson BURCHAM and Jessie Viola GIVENS:
Wesley E BURCHAM (b.19 November 1896, Clay, Indiana, USA d. 29 November 1945, Jasonville, Indiana, USA)m. Edna Opal MCGARR 23 December 1918
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1870 Birth 12 October 1870
Clay, Indiana, USA
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
1894 Marriage / PartnerJessie Viola GIVENS and William Ranson BURCHAM 28 October 1894, Clay, Indiana, USA
She was 24 years old.
1896 Birth of ChildWesley E BURCHAM was born 19 November 1896, Clay, Indiana, USA
Jessie Viola was 26 years old.
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. 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1916 Death of Spouse/PartnerWilliam Ranson BURCHAM died 21 October 1916, , Indiana, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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 Death of ChildWesley E BURCHAM died 29 November 1945, Jasonville, Indiana, USA
Jessie Viola was 75 years old.
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, 1963.1964 Death 25 June 1964
Clay, Indiana, USA
She died at the age of 93.
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