Alma Tilda OPSAL

(b. 10 December 1906 , Iowa, USA d. 9 July 1991 , )

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Alma Tilda OPSAL was born 10 December 1906 in Iowa, USA

Alma Tilda OPSAL was the child of ? and ?

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Alma Tilda married Samuel TRICKEY 22 November 1930 in South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Samuel TRICKEY was born 6 September 1906 in Hersey, Wisconsin, USA. Samuel died 10 September 1975 in Verdale, Washington, USA. Samuel was the child of George Washington TRICKEY and Emma Leona HARRIS.

Alma Tilda OPSAL died 9 July 1991
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Alma Tilda OPSAL married

Samuel TRICKEY-- Date: 22 November 1930 Place: South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA
Samuel TRICKEY was the child of George Washington TRICKEY and Emma Leona HARRIS

Children of Samuel TRICKEY and Alma Tilda OPSAL:

Arvid Samuel TRICKEY (b.15 July 1931, , Nebraska, USA d. 18 September 1994, Van Nuys, California, USA*)

Shirley Ann TRICKEY (b.22 February 1935, South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA d. 21 June 2006, )

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1906 Birth
10 December 1906
Iowa, USA

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)

1930 Marriage / Partner
Alma Tilda OPSAL and Samuel TRICKEY 22 November 1930, South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA

She was 23 years old.

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)

1931 Birth of Child
Arvid Samuel TRICKEY was born 15 July 1931, , Nebraska, USA

Alma Tilda was 24 years old.

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 Birth of Child
Shirley Ann TRICKEY was born 22 February 1935, South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA

Alma Tilda was 28 years old.

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)

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

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.