John Lewis
GRADY
(b.
27 June 1886
,
Allensville, Todd, Kentucky, USA
d.
15 October 1965
,
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
)
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John Lewis GRADY was born 27 June 1886 in Allensville, Todd, Kentucky, USA
John Lewis GRADY was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John Lewis married Birdie Bell MOREHEAD 17 July 1913 in Montgomery, Tennessee, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Birdie Bell MOREHEAD was born 26 January 1894 in Logan, Kentucky, USA. Birdie Bell died 6 December 1944 in Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.
John Lewis GRADY died 15 October 1965 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA.
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Birdie Bell MOREHEAD-- Date: 17 July 1913 Place: Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
Children of John Lewis GRADY and Birdie Bell MOREHEAD:
Odessa Lee GRADY (b.12 February 1917, Earlington, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA d. 20 August 1994, Louisville, Kentucky, USA)
m. Cassius Marcellus CLAY 25 June 1941 in St Louis, Missouri, USA
Birdie Bell MOREHEAD-- Date: 17 July 1913 Place: Montgomery, Tennessee, USAChildren of John Lewis GRADY and Birdie Bell MOREHEAD:
Odessa Lee GRADY (b.12 February 1917, Earlington, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA d. 20 August 1994, Louisville, Kentucky, USA)m. Cassius Marcellus CLAY 25 June 1941 in St Louis, Missouri, USA
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1886 Birth 27 June 1886
Allensville, Todd, Kentucky, 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
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)
1913 Marriage / PartnerJohn Lewis GRADY and Birdie Bell MOREHEAD 17 July 1913, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
He was 27 years old.
1917 Birth of ChildOdessa Lee GRADY was born 12 February 1917, Earlington, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
John Lewis was 30 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 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1941 Marriage of ChildOdessa Lee GRADY married 25 June 1941, St Louis, Missouri, USA to Cassius Marcellus CLAY
1944 Death of Spouse/PartnerBirdie Bell MOREHEAD died 6 December 1944, Jefferson, Kentucky, 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, 1963.1965 Death 15 October 1965
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
He died at the age of 79.
Added: 8/19/2025 5:07:33 PM
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