George William
MAPES
(b.
5 January 1907
,
Barry, Michigan, USA
d.
29 July 1969
,
Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
)
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George William MAPES was born 5 January 1907 in Barry, Michigan, USA
George William MAPES was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
George William married Geraldine L MCDONALD 29 July 1939 in Calhoun, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geraldine L MCDONALD was born 12 April 1920 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Geraldine L died 7 August 1996
George William MAPES died 29 July 1969 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA.
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Geraldine L MCDONALD-- Date: 29 July 1939 Place: Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Children of George William MAPES and Geraldine L MCDONALD:
Sharon Lee MAPES (b.abt. 1942, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA d. March 28 1989, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA)
m. Douglas Herman SCHWARTZ 1962
Geraldine L MCDONALD-- Date: 29 July 1939 Place: Calhoun, Michigan, USAChildren of George William MAPES and Geraldine L MCDONALD:
Sharon Lee MAPES (b.abt. 1942, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA d. March 28 1989, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA)m. Douglas Herman SCHWARTZ 1962
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1907 Birth 5 January 1907
Barry, Michigan, 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) 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
1939 Marriage / PartnerGeorge William MAPES and Geraldine L MCDONALD 29 July 1939, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
He was 32 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.
1969 Death 29 July 1969
Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 62.
Added: 7/26/2025 3:45:26 PM
- Updated: 7/26/2025 3:46:35 PM
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