John Andrew
FORTENBERRY
(b.
20 January 1923
,
Merritt Island, Florida, USA
d.
5 February 1969
,
Florida, USA
)
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John Andrew FORTENBERRY was born 20 January 1923 in Merritt Island, Florida, USA
John Andrew FORTENBERRY was the child of William Andrew FORTENBERRY and Fannie Mae HAMMONDJohn Andrew FORTENBERRY died 5 February 1969 in Florida, USA.
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1923 Birth 20 January 1923
Merritt Island, Florida, 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 law 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.
1969 Death 5 February 1969
Florida, USA
He died at the age of 46.
Added: 6/12/2023 5:41:49 PM
- Updated: 8/12/2025 11:58:07 AM
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