Henry Detwiler EBY

(b. 27 August 1864 , Waterloo, Canada West d. 25 March 1947 , Westminster, California, USA )

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Henry Detwiler EBY was born 27 August 1864 in Waterloo, Canada West

Henry Detwiler EBY was the child of William (Wilhelm) EBY and Susannah DETWEILER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Samuel W EBY and Susannah KAPPLEN (maternal) Johannes Wanner DETTWEILER and Barbara Zimmerman WENGER

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Henry Detwiler married Nannie Lavina SCHROCK abt. 1885 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nannie Lavina SCHROCK was born 6 January 1869 in Goshen, Indiana, USA. Nannie Lavina died 8 March 1955 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. Nannie Lavina was the child of Peter Henry SCHROCK and Veronica GARBER.

Henry Detwiler EBY died 25 March 1947 in Westminster, California, USA.
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Henry Detwiler EBY married

Nannie Lavina SCHROCK-- Date: abt. 1885 Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Nannie Lavina SCHROCK was the child of Peter Henry SCHROCK and Veronica GARBER

Children of Henry Detwiler EBY and Nannie Lavina SCHROCK:

Paul Victor EBY (b.14 January 1903, Nampa, Idaho, USA d. 30 September 2000, Hemet Riverside County California, USA)

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1864 Birth
27 August 1864
Waterloo, Canada West

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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 Birth of Child
Paul Victor EBY was born 14 January 1903, Nampa, Idaho, USA

Henry Detwiler was 38 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)

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.

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.