John Baptista "Jack" PESSETTO

(b. 3 January 1879 , Forno Canavese, Torino, Italy d. 26 November 1949 , Provo, Utah, USA )

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John Baptista "Jack" PESSETTO was born 3 January 1879 in Forno Canavese, Torino, Italy

John Baptista "Jack" PESSETTO was the child of ? and ?

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John Baptista "Jack" married Ellen Bell ROBB 2 January 1902 in Price, Carbon, Utah, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ellen Bell ROBB was born 3 February 1881 in Paragonah, Iron, Utah, USA. Ellen Bell died 29 January 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Ellen Bell was the child of George Drummond ROBB and Caroline JONES.

John Baptista "Jack" PESSETTO died 26 November 1949 in Provo, Utah, USA.

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John Baptista "Jack" PESSETTO married

Ellen Bell ROBB-- Date: 2 January 1902 Place: Price, Carbon, Utah, USA
Ellen Bell ROBB was the child of George Drummond ROBB and Caroline JONES

Children of John Baptista "Jack" PESSETTO and Ellen Bell ROBB:

Vesta Maline PESSETTO (b.18 February 1909, Sunnyside, Utah, USA d. 12 May 1981, Incline Village, Nevada, USA )
m. Dean Henry DETTON 6 December 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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1879 Birth
3 January 1879
Forno Canavese, Torino, Italy

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 Marriage / Partner
John Baptista "Jack" PESSETTO and Ellen Bell ROBB 2 January 1902, Price, Carbon, Utah, USA

He was 23 years old.

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 - 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)

1909 Birth of Child
Vesta Maline PESSETTO was born 18 February 1909, Sunnyside, Utah, USA

John Baptista "Jack" was 30 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.

1930 Marriage of Child
Vesta Maline PESSETTO married 6 December 1930, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA to Dean Henry DETTON

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.

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)