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Harold Newell ORDWAY was born 9/24/1916 in Astoria, Oregon, USA
Harold Newell ORDWAY was the child of Franklin Newell ORDWAY and Vera Ruth AUMILLER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edgar Newell ORDWAY and Margaret Emliy WYATTS (maternal) George Thomas AUMILLER and Della Tressa MOORESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Harold Newell married Elise Mae HARRIS . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elise Mae HARRIS was born 4/7/1916 in Wonder, Oregon, USA. Elise Mae died 11/2/1972 in Astoria, Oregon, USA. Elise Mae was the child of John Peter HARRIS and Emma Rachel Ann NOLF.
Harold Newell ORDWAY died 11/10/1994 in Seaside, Oregon, USA.
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Family and Children of Harold Newell ORDWAY
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Elise Mae HARRIS-- Place:
Elise Mae HARRIS was the child of John Peter HARRIS and Emma Rachel Ann NOLF
Children of Harold Newell ORDWAY and Elise Mae HARRIS:
Harold Leroy ORDWAY (b.May 21, 1938, Seaside, Oregon, USA d. 9/8/2009, Wrangell, Alaska, USA)
m. Amelia Belle CARLSON
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Living (b., Seaside, Oregon, USA d. , )
Elise Mae HARRIS-- Place: Elise Mae HARRIS was the child of John Peter HARRIS and Emma Rachel Ann NOLF
Children of Harold Newell ORDWAY and Elise Mae HARRIS:
Harold Leroy ORDWAY (b.May 21, 1938, Seaside, Oregon, USA d. 9/8/2009, Wrangell, Alaska, USA)m. Amelia Belle CARLSON
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1916 Birth 9/24/1916
Astoria, Oregon, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law1938 Birth of ChildHarold Leroy ORDWAY was born May 21, 1938, Seaside, Oregon, USA
Harold Newell was 21 years old.
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
1972 Death of Spouse/PartnerElise Mae HARRIS died 11/2/1972, Astoria, Oregon, USA
1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)1994 Death 11/10/1994
Seaside, Oregon, USA
He died at the age of 78.
Added: 9/2/2021 1:10:34 PM
- Updated: 11/19/2023 4:39:25 PM
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