flag male ancestor  James Merrill  CORNMAN

  (b. 19 October 1915 Mountain Iron, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   d. 3 November 1973 Sterling, Deep River Township, Arenac, Michigan, USA )  

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James Merrill CORNMAN was born 19 October 1915 in Mountain Iron, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA

James Merrill CORNMAN was the child of Hoyt Sweeney CORNMAN   and   Harriett M HARRIS and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Henry H HARRIS and Mary Elizabeth SPENCER

James Merrill CORNMAN died 3 November 1973 in Sterling, Deep River Township, Arenac, Michigan, USA.
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birth1915 Birth
19 October 1915
Mountain Iron, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
death1973 Death
3 November 1973
Sterling, Deep River Township, Arenac, Michigan, USA

He died at the age of 58.
Added: 7/14/2026 4:58:03 PM - Updated: 7/14/2026 4:58:03 PM

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