Bessie May BRIDGES

(b. 23 November 1876 , Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1965 , )

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Bessie May BRIDGES was born 23 November 1876 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Bessie May BRIDGES was the child of ? and ?

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Bessie May married Wallace Stewart ROBERTS 15 October 1903 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Wallace Stewart ROBERTS was born abt. 1876 in New York, USA. Wallace Stewart died 25 December 1924

Bessie May BRIDGES died abt. 1965

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Bessie May BRIDGES married

Wallace Stewart ROBERTS-- Date: 15 October 1903 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Wallace Stewart ROBERTS and Bessie May BRIDGES:

Wallace Addison ROBERTS (b.31 August 1911, Woodstown, New Jersey, USA d. June 1996, Albany, New York, USA )
m. Marion Rose GIMLICH 10 June 1939 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
m. Esther Haywood DAVISON 7 May 1949 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA (Branchville)

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1876 Birth
23 November 1876
Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Bessie May BRIDGES and Wallace Stewart ROBERTS 15 October 1903, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 26 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)

1911 Birth of Child
Wallace Addison ROBERTS was born 31 August 1911, Woodstown, New Jersey, USA

Bessie May was 34 years old.

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)

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)

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.

1939 Marriage of Child
Wallace Addison ROBERTS married 10 June 1939, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to Marion Rose GIMLICH

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1949 Marriage of Child
Wallace Addison ROBERTS married 7 May 1949, Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA (Branchville) to Esther Haywood DAVISON

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