Nora Thelma SHAW

(b. 22 January 1925 , Etna, Maine, USA d. 7 May 1959 , )

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Nora Thelma SHAW was born 22 January 1925 in Etna, Maine, USA

Nora Thelma SHAW was the child of Charles Warren SHAW and Bessie L HAM

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Nora Thelma married John William ST THOMAS (THOMAS) 19 February 1941 in Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John William ST THOMAS (THOMAS) was born 14 October 1915 in Glenburn, Maine, USA. John William died 28 June 1981 John William was the child of John Albert ST THOMAS and Ellen Catherine "Nellie" KELLEY.

Nora Thelma SHAW died 7 May 1959
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Nora Thelma SHAW married

John William ST THOMAS (THOMAS)-- Date: 19 February 1941 Place: , Maine, USA
John William ST THOMAS (THOMAS) was the child of John Albert ST THOMAS and Ellen Catherine "Nellie" KELLEY

Children of John William ST THOMAS (THOMAS) and Nora Thelma SHAW:

Patsy Lee THOMAS (b.31 May 1944, Levant, Maine, USA d. 12 July 2023, )
m. Milton KNOWLES 1964

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1925 Birth
22 January 1925
Etna, Maine, USA

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)

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

1941 Marriage / Partner
Nora Thelma SHAW and John William ST THOMAS (THOMAS) 19 February 1941, , Maine, USA

She was 16 years old.

1944 Birth of Child
Patsy Lee THOMAS was born 31 May 1944, Levant, Maine, USA

Nora Thelma was 19 years old.

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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