Evelyn Marion
NELSON
(b.
3 October 1909
,
New Britain, Connecticut, USA
d.
29 May 2003
,
Connecticut, USA
)
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Evelyn Marion NELSON was born 3 October 1909 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Evelyn Marion NELSON was the child of Olof Nilsson NELSON and Selma PETERSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Evelyn Marion married Paul Arvid OLANDER 3 June 1933 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Paul Arvid OLANDER was born 15 June 1908 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. Paul Arvid died 3 September 1999 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA. Paul Arvid was the child of Arvid OLANDER and Alma Marie ANDERSON.
Evelyn Marion NELSON died 29 May 2003 in Connecticut, USA.
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Paul Arvid OLANDER-- Date: 3 June 1933 Place: New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Paul Arvid OLANDER was the child of Arvid OLANDER and Alma Marie ANDERSON
Children of Paul Arvid OLANDER and Evelyn Marion NELSON:
Raymond John OLANDER (b.23 March 1939, New Britain, Connecticut, USA d. 1 April 1994, Berlin, Vermont, USA )
m. Virginia M CANNON
Paul Arvid OLANDER-- Date: 3 June 1933 Place: New Britain, Connecticut, USAPaul Arvid OLANDER was the child of Arvid OLANDER and Alma Marie ANDERSON
Children of Paul Arvid OLANDER and Evelyn Marion NELSON:
Raymond John OLANDER (b.23 March 1939, New Britain, Connecticut, USA d. 1 April 1994, Berlin, Vermont, USA )m. Virginia M CANNON
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Postcards and Memories of New Britain, Connecticut, USA
1909 Birth 3 October 1909
New Britain, Connecticut, USA
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1933 Marriage / PartnerEvelyn Marion NELSON and Paul Arvid OLANDER 3 June 1933, New Britain, Connecticut, USA
She was 23 years old.
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 law1939 Birth of ChildRaymond John OLANDER was born 23 March 1939, New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Evelyn Marion was 29 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.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 of ChildRaymond John OLANDER died 1 April 1994, Berlin, Vermont, USA (Berlin Corners) (Montpelier Junction) (West Berlin)
Evelyn Marion was 84 years old.
1999 Death of Spouse/PartnerPaul Arvid OLANDER died 3 September 1999, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.2003 Death 29 May 2003
Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 93.
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