flag male ancestor  Gail Rexwell  LIPELT

  (b. 8 December 1916 Elgin, Grant, North Dakota, USA   d. 11 June 2010 Owatonna, Minnesota, USA )  
Age: 94

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Gail Rexwell LIPELT was born 8 December 1916 in Elgin, Grant, North Dakota, USA

Gail Rexwell LIPELT was the child of Heinrich A LIPELT   and   Jessie Anna JOHNSON

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Gail Rexwell  married  Myrtle SHARBONNO 15 June 1941 in Mower, Minnesota, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Myrtle SHARBONNO  was born abt. 1920 in Minnesota, USA.  Myrtle died abt. 1992 in Owatonna, Minnesota, USA.  Myrtle was the child of David Joseph SHARBONNO and Emma GIRARD.

Gail Rexwell LIPELT died 11 June 2010 in Owatonna, Minnesota, USA.
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Gail Rexwell LIPELT married flag female ancestor Myrtle SHARBONNO-- Date: 15 June 1941 Place: Mower, Minnesota, USA
Myrtle SHARBONNO was the child of David Joseph SHARBONNO and Emma GIRARD




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birth1916 Birth
8 December 1916
Elgin, Grant, North Dakota, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
marriage1941 Marriage / Partner
Gail Rexwell LIPELT and Myrtle SHARBONNO 15 June 1941, Mower, Minnesota, USA

He was 24 years old.
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
News2001 - 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.
death2010 Death
11 June 2010
Owatonna, Minnesota, USA

He died at the age of 93.
Added: 12/3/2023 1:14:37 PM - Updated: 8/21/2025 6:11:57 PM

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