Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER

(b. 22 March 1937 , Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 19 December 2021 , Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada )

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Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER was born 22 March 1937 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER was the child of Arnold Victor "Harold" HANDSPIKER and Mildred May "Millie" THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ainsley Stailing HANDSPIKER and Dora Ethel HANDSPIKER (maternal) George Winfred THIBAULT and Mary Melinda COMEAU

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Dolores Maureen married Camille Benjamin Joseph ROBICHAUD abt. 1957 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Camille Benjamin Joseph ROBICHAUD was born September 20 1933 in Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Camille Benjamin Joseph died September 18 2009 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Camille Benjamin Joseph was the child of Wilfred Joseph ROBICHAUD and Marie Catherine MELANSON.

Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER died 19 December 2021 in Belliveaus Cove, Clare, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Dolores Maureen HANDSPIKER married

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Camille Benjamin Joseph ROBICHAUD was the child of Wilfred Joseph ROBICHAUD and Marie Catherine MELANSON

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1937 Birth
22 March 1937
Digby, Nova Scotia, 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)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1963 - April 22 - Lester B. Pearson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 - April 20 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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.

1979 - June 4 - Joe Clark becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1980 - March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)