James Wilfred UMLAUF

(b. 15 June 1920 , Detroit, Michigan, USA d. 15 August 1961 , Detroit, Michigan, USA )
Age: 41

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James Wilfred UMLAUF was born 15 June 1920 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

James Wilfred UMLAUF was the child of Clarence Lawrence UMLAUF and Rose Margaret COMMENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) August "Gus" UMLAUF and Caroline KAISER (maternal) Peter Joseph COMMENT and Philomene "Phoebe" BISCORNER

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James Wilfred married Janette (Jeanette) Mary BURTON 5 May 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Janette (Jeanette) Mary BURTON was born 11 December 1920 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit). Janette (Jeanette) Mary died 17 November 1997 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA. Janette (Jeanette) Mary was the child of Henry Augustine BURTON and Celina Mary BRYAR.

James Wilfred UMLAUF died 15 August 1961 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Janette (Jeanette) Mary BURTON-- Date: 5 May 1945 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Janette (Jeanette) Mary BURTON was the child of Henry Augustine BURTON and Celina Mary BRYAR

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1920 Birth
15 June 1920
Detroit, Michigan, USA

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the 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))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

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

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

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

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 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.