Allen Horton HAYSTEAD

(b. 15 March 1900 , Callander, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada d. March 1949 , )

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Allen Horton HAYSTEAD was born 15 March 1900 in Callander, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Allen Horton HAYSTEAD was the child of Alfred Allen HAYSTEAD and Willow VANKOUGHNET

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Allen Horton married Harriett Grace VANKOUGHNET abt. 1930 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Harriett Grace VANKOUGHNET was born 23 December 1907 in Ontario, Canada. Harriett Grace died 4 November 1997 Harriett Grace was the child of Isaac VANKOUGHNET and Ellen Campbell WYLIE.

Allen Horton HAYSTEAD died March 1949
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Allen Horton HAYSTEAD married

Harriett Grace VANKOUGHNET-- Date: abt. 1930 Place:
Harriett Grace VANKOUGHNET was the child of Isaac VANKOUGHNET and Ellen Campbell WYLIE

Children of Allen Horton HAYSTEAD and Harriett Grace VANKOUGHNET:

Harriet HAYSTEAD (b.June 2, 1932, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada d. March 4, 2018, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada)

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1900 Birth
15 March 1900
Callander, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

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))

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)

1932 Birth of Child
Harriet HAYSTEAD was born June 2, 1932, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Allen Horton was 32 years old.

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)

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