Robert J HAMILTON

(b. 6 July 1874 , Ireland d. 3 January 1968 , Windsor, Connecticut, USA )

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Robert J HAMILTON was born 6 July 1874 in Ireland

Robert J HAMILTON was the child of ? and ?

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Robert J married Mary Lydia MCCARROLL 19 May 1895 in Suffield, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Lydia MCCARROLL was born 2 July 1873 in Suffield, Connecticut, USA. Mary Lydia died 15 January 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Robert J HAMILTON died 3 January 1968 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA .

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Robert J HAMILTON married

Mary Lydia MCCARROLL-- Date: 19 May 1895 Place: Suffield, Connecticut, USA

Children of Robert J HAMILTON and Mary Lydia MCCARROLL:

Howard Wesley HAMILTON (b.4 July 1889, Suffield, Connecticut, USA d. 23 October 1992, Enfield, Connecticut, USA )
m. Valerie RIVARD 27 November 1923 in Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville) (Hazardville)

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1874 Birth
6 July 1874
Ireland

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)

1889 Birth of Child
Howard Wesley HAMILTON was born 4 July 1889, Suffield, Connecticut, USA

Robert J was 15 years old.

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

1895 Marriage / Partner
Robert J HAMILTON and Mary Lydia MCCARROLL 19 May 1895, Suffield, Connecticut, USA

He was 20 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)

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))

1923 Marriage of Child
Howard Wesley HAMILTON married 27 November 1923, Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville) (Hazardville) to Valerie RIVARD

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.

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