Edward Irvin
WICKHAM
(b.
17 January 1886
,
Miller, Missouri, USA
d.
26 March 1964
,
Tuscumbia, Equality Township, Miller, Missouri, USA
)
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Edward Irvin WICKHAM was born 17 January 1886 in Miller, Missouri, USA
Edward Irvin WICKHAM was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Edward Irvin married Clara Melissa Viola BILYEU 26 November 1906 in Miller, Missouri, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Clara Melissa Viola BILYEU was born 14 September 1886 in Miller, Missouri, USA. Clara Melissa Viola died 10 May 1948 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
Edward Irvin WICKHAM died 26 March 1964 in Tuscumbia, Equality Township, Miller, Missouri, USA.
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Clara Melissa Viola BILYEU-- Date: 26 November 1906 Place: Miller, Missouri, USA
Children of Edward Irvin WICKHAM and Clara Melissa Viola BILYEU:
Sterling R WICKHAM (b.12 January 1909, Miller, Missouri, USA d. June 1985, Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA)
m. Sylvia Lenora HODGE 28 September 1935
Clara Melissa Viola BILYEU-- Date: 26 November 1906 Place: Miller, Missouri, USAChildren of Edward Irvin WICKHAM and Clara Melissa Viola BILYEU:
Sterling R WICKHAM (b.12 January 1909, Miller, Missouri, USA d. June 1985, Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA)m. Sylvia Lenora HODGE 28 September 1935
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1886 Birth 17 January 1886
Miller, Missouri, USA
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1906 Marriage / PartnerEdward Irvin WICKHAM and Clara Melissa Viola BILYEU 26 November 1906, Miller, Missouri, USA
He was 20 years old.
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.1909 Birth of ChildSterling R WICKHAM was born 12 January 1909, Miller, Missouri, USA
Edward Irvin was 23 years old.
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 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.
1948 Death of Spouse/PartnerClara Melissa Viola BILYEU died 10 May 1948, St Louis, Missouri, USA
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, 1963.1964 Death 26 March 1964
Tuscumbia, Equality Township, Miller, Missouri, USA
He died at the age of 78.
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