James Hermidas DUBE

(b. 12 March 1933 , Gardner, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 November 1956 , Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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James Hermidas DUBE was born 12 March 1933 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

James Hermidas DUBE was the child of Jeffrey Joseph (Wilfrid Geoffrois) DUBE and Rose Elizabeth VINCENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Antoine DUBE and Marie Adeline MARTIN (maternal) Philibert Hermidas VINCENT and Emma (Emily) Victoria LAFARIER (LAFERRIERE)

James Hermidas DUBE died 21 November 1956 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA.
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1933 Birth
Name: James Hermidas Dube
Birth Date: 1933
Birth Place: Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 55
Page Number: 86
Index Volume Number: 128
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.128

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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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 - Westminster, Massachusetts
Name: James H Dube
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1933
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Elliott Street
House Number: Rfd2
Inferred Residence in 1935: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 8B
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: 0

Household Members:
Name Age
Jeffrey J Dube 36
Rose C Dube 28
Edward J Dube 10
James H Dube 7
William G Dube 3
Nancy A Dube 0

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.