Armand
VIGNEAULT
(b.
4 September 1923
,
Madison, Maine, USA
d.
10 July 2005
,
Manchester, Connecticut, USA
)
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Armand VIGNEAULT was born 4 September 1923 in Madison, Maine, USA
Armand VIGNEAULT was the child of Joseph Philippe VIGNEAULT and Adele Odelie PARE (PERRY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Napoleon VIGNEAULT and Rose-Delima NOURRYArmand VIGNEAULT died 10 July 2005 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA .
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1923 Birth 4 September 1923
Madison, Maine, 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.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)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.Obituary
Armand Vigneault, 81, formerly of Ansonia, Conn., died July 10, 2005, at a Manchester hospital.Born Sept. 4, 1923, in Madison, Maine, he was a son of Philip and Odelie Vigneault. He was educated in Madison schools. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had been an active member of the American Legion in Derby, Conn.Mr. Vigneault was a retired 35-year employee of Avco-Lycoming in Connecticut.He enjoyed fishing and crabbing, boating and traveling in his RV. A technical reader, he was good with his hands and loved fixing things.His first wife, Henrietta Manco Vigneault, died in 1973, and a son, Ronald p. Vigneault, died in 1989. A brother, Edmund Vigneault, also predeceased him.Members of his family include his wife of more than 30 years, Gertrude (Grimmer) Vigneault of Bedford; his children, Kathie Vigneault Davis and her husband, Lin, of Placentia, Calif.; Lissa J. Foote and her husband, William, of Bedford; Kathleen E. Solomon and her husband, William, of Hinsdale, Judith ...Read MORE...
Armand Vigneault, 81, formerly of Ansonia, Conn., died July 10, 2005, at a Manchester hospital.Born Sept. 4, 1923, in Madison, Maine, he was a son of Philip and Odelie Vigneault. He was educated in Madison schools. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had been an active member of the American Legion in Derby, Conn.Mr. Vigneault was a retired 35-year employee of Avco-Lycoming in Connecticut.He enjoyed fishing and crabbing, boating and traveling in his RV. A technical reader, he was good with his hands and loved fixing things.His first wife, Henrietta Manco Vigneault, died in 1973, and a son, Ronald p. Vigneault, died in 1989. A brother, Edmund Vigneault, also predeceased him.Members of his family include his wife of more than 30 years, Gertrude (Grimmer) Vigneault of Bedford; his children, Kathie Vigneault Davis and her husband, Lin, of Placentia, Calif.; Lissa J. Foote and her husband, William, of Bedford; Kathleen E. Solomon and her husband, William, of Hinsdale, Judith ...Read MORE...
2005 Death 10 July 2005
Manchester, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 81.
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