Bertha May FARR

(b. 25 February 1870 , Brownington, Vermont, USA d. 10 September 1948 , )

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Bertha May FARR was born 25 February 1870 in Brownington, Vermont, USA

Bertha May FARR was the child of ? and ?

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Bertha May married Ernest Aaron NICHOLS 23 November 1892 in Morgan, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ernest Aaron NICHOLS was born 16 January 1867 in Morgan, Vermont, USA (Morgan Center). Ernest Aaron died abt. 1897 in Maine, USA.

Bertha May FARR died 10 September 1948
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Bertha May FARR married

Ernest Aaron NICHOLS-- Date: 23 November 1892 Place: Morgan, Vermont, USA

Children of Ernest Aaron NICHOLS and Bertha May FARR:

Howard Stephen NICHOLS (b.9 February 1894, Morgan, Vermont, USA d. 4 June 1953, Morgan, Vermont, USA )
m. Bertha Angelina LASSONDE 18 October 1919 in Charleston, Vermont, USA (East, West)

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1870 Birth
25 February 1870
Brownington, Vermont, USA

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

1892 Marriage / Partner
Bertha May FARR and Ernest Aaron NICHOLS 23 November 1892, Morgan, Vermont, USA (Morgan Center)

She was 22 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Howard Stephen NICHOLS was born 9 February 1894, Morgan, Vermont, USA (Morgan Center)

Bertha May was 23 years old.

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 - 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)

1919 Marriage of Child
Howard Stephen NICHOLS married 18 October 1919, Charleston, Vermont, USA (East, West) to Bertha Angelina LASSONDE

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.

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