Samuel Lee
GRAVELY
(b.
19 June 1896
,
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
d.
23 August 1972
,
Richmond, Virginia, USA
)
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Samuel Lee GRAVELY was born 19 June 1896 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Samuel Lee GRAVELY was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Samuel Lee married Mary George SIMON abt. 1922 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary George SIMON was born March 1897 in Virginia, USA. Mary George died 26 August 1937 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Samuel Lee GRAVELY died 23 August 1972 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Children of Samuel Lee GRAVELY and Mary George SIMON:
Samuel Lee GRAVELY (b.4 June 1922, Richmond, Virginia, USA d. 22 October 2004, Bethesda, Maryland, USA)
Mary George SIMON-- Date: abt. 1922 Place: Children of Samuel Lee GRAVELY and Mary George SIMON:
Samuel Lee GRAVELY (b.4 June 1922, Richmond, Virginia, USA d. 22 October 2004, Bethesda, Maryland, USA)
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1896 Birth 19 June 1896
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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. 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1922 Birth of ChildSamuel Lee GRAVELY was born 4 June 1922, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Samuel Lee was 25 years old.
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
1937 Death of Spouse/PartnerMary George SIMON died 26 August 1937, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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, 1963.1972 Death 23 August 1972
Richmond, Virginia, USA
He died at the age of 76.
Added: 8/12/2025 1:21:01 PM
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