Ethel Mae WINKS

(b. 7 December 1903 , d. 22 February 1972 , )

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Ethel Mae WINKS was born 7 December 1903

Ethel Mae WINKS was the child of ? and ?

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Ethel Mae married Elmer Horace MORRISON 29 March 1926 in Oswego, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elmer Horace MORRISON was born 30 January 1895 in Ellenburg Depot, Clinton, New York, USA. Elmer Horace died 9 January 1962 in New Bremen, Lewis, New York, USA.

Ethel Mae WINKS died 22 February 1972
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Ethel Mae WINKS married

Elmer Horace MORRISON-- Date: 29 March 1926 Place: Oswego, New York, USA

Children of Elmer Horace MORRISON and Ethel Mae WINKS:

Elmer Florian Junior MORRISON (b.abt. 1928, Ellenburg Depot, New York, USA d. abt. 1980, Martinsburg, New York, USA)
m. Marjorie "Margie" Irene ORTLIEB 3 November 1945

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1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 Marriage / Partner
Ethel Mae WINKS and Elmer Horace MORRISON 29 March 1926, Oswego, New York, USA

She was 22 years old.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, 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)