Laura May HUGHES

(b. February 1879 , Pembroke, New Hampshire, USA d. abt. 1948 , )

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Laura May HUGHES was born February 1879 in Pembroke, New Hampshire, USA

Laura May HUGHES was the child of William Francis "Frank" HUGHES and Agnes Mary ROSE (DESROSIERS)

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Laura May married Albert Legoria JOHNSTON 2 July 1906 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Albert Legoria JOHNSTON was born 9 July 1875 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Albert Legoria died 17 July 1953 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA. Albert Legoria was the child of Thomas B JOHNSTON and Mary R MASON.

Laura May HUGHES died abt. 1948
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Laura May HUGHES married

Albert Legoria JOHNSTON-- Date: 2 July 1906 Place: Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Albert Legoria JOHNSTON was the child of Thomas B JOHNSTON and Mary R MASON

Children of Albert Legoria JOHNSTON and Laura May HUGHES:

Stella May JOHNSTON (b.9 September 1915, Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA d. , )
m. Paul Edward MURRAY 30 November 1933 in Bennington, New Hampshire, USA

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1879 Birth
February 1879
Pembroke, New Hampshire, USA

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

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

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

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)

1906 Marriage / Partner
Laura May HUGHES and Albert Legoria JOHNSTON 2 July 1906, Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA

She was 27 years old.

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)

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)

1915 Birth of Child
Stella May JOHNSTON was born 9 September 1915, Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA

Laura May was 36 years old.

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))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

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.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1933 Marriage of Child
Stella May JOHNSTON married 30 November 1933, Bennington, New Hampshire, USA to Paul Edward MURRAY

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

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

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.

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