Florence Alna
FREEMAN
(b.
07/26/1914
,
Sidney, Maine, USA
d.
05/26/1983
,
Orange, California, USA
)
Age: 68
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Florence Alna FREEMAN was born 07/26/1914 in Sidney, Maine, USA
Florence Alna FREEMAN was the child of Chester Garfield FREEMAN and Alna Pearl WYMANSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Florence Alna married Elwood Gordon HAMMOND . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elwood Gordon HAMMOND was born 10/04/1907 in Sidney, Maine, USA. Elwood Gordon died 09/28/1978 in Darien, Connecticut, USA (Noroton Heights). Elwood Gordon was the child of Howard Carlos HAMMOND and Bessie Mabel KELLEY.
Florence Alna FREEMAN died 05/26/1983 in Orange, California, USA.
Florence, her widowed daughter, Sylvia Lee and 2 granddaughters, Deidre and Keryn moved to Orange, California in 1980 to be with her son, Gordon and his family.
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Florence Alna FREEMAN was a McCrory's Five and Dime in South Norwalk, Connecticut.
Florence Alna FREEMAN was a McCrory's Five and Dime in South Norwalk, Connecticut.
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Elwood Gordon HAMMOND was the child of Howard Carlos HAMMOND and Bessie Mabel KELLEY
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Elwood Gordon HAMMOND-- Place: Elwood Gordon HAMMOND was the child of Howard Carlos HAMMOND and Bessie Mabel KELLEY
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1914 Birth 07/26/1914
Sidney, Maine, USA
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.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.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.
1978 Death of Spouse/PartnerElwood Gordon HAMMOND died 09/28/1978, Darien, Connecticut, USA (Noroton Heights)
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1983 Death 05/26/1983
Orange, California, USA
She died at the age of 68.
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