Caroline E. SALISBURY

(b. 24 May 1893 , Auburn, New York, USA d. 30 November 1970 , Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA )

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Caroline E. SALISBURY was born 24 May 1893 in Auburn, New York, USA

Caroline E. SALISBURY was the child of Sherman Smith SALISBURY and Evelyn GALBRAITH and the grandchild of: (paternal) George Washington SALISBURY and Caroline Matilda (Carrie) SMITH (maternal) Robert Ralph Henderson GALBRAITH and Mary Ann HODGSON

Caroline E. SALISBURY died 30 November 1970 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
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1893 Birth
24 May 1893
Auburn, New York, USA

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 - Auburn News Items
Little Caroline Salisbury, 4 years old, fell down stairs at her home in Mary street Saturday and broke her collar bone. Dr. Crevelling was summoned and realized the fracture.

Syracuse Standard
Syracuse, New York
Monday, September 13, 1897

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

Caroline E. SALISBURY - Caroline and Evelyn Salisbury

Caroline and Evelyn Salisbury

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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 - Ladies' night
The Men's class of the Central church scored another success last evening, in spite of the wet weather, the occasion being one of a series of 'Ladies' nights.' Light refreshments were served and the following programme was given:
Recitation - Louis Boulter
Piano solo - Miss Salisbury
Piano duet - Helen Feige, Caroline Salisbury
Address 'Some Dry ?' - Dr Palmer
Piano solo - Louis Boulter
Piano solo - Miss Salisbury
Tricks and musical - D.D. Pittinger

The Auburn Bulletin
Auburn, New York
Wednesday, April 5, 1905

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 - Friend's birthday party
Marion Hawelka gave a birthday party at her home, 140 Elizabeth street, to her little friends Saturday, September 15. Those present were: Alfred Underhlll. Howard Underhlll, William Smith, Mildred Barnhart, Charles Savage, Francis Latimer,
Charles Paul. Clara Paul, Carrie Salisbury, Jessie Tournier, Florence Ryan, Frank Smith, Pauline Miller, Ruth Herman, Carlton Clements, Florence Anton, Marlon Hawelka, Marion Murray and Olive Hodgson.

The Auburn Citizen
Auburn, New York
September 19, 1906

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Mrs. Jarley Again - With New Set of Wax Works Delights at Central Church
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Central Presbyterian Church entertained a large number of people last evening by presenting Mrs. Jarley's celebrated wax figures... The exhibition was given by the Sunday School room... Miss Beatrice Weathy was the doll. Miss Caroline Salisbury and Miss Sarah Blackstock took the figures of Lovey Mary and Miss Bell... Henry Almy was Jack Horner...

The Auburn Citizen
Auburn, New York
Saturday, December 3, 1910

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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914
...At 6:45 the 200 members of the local Union present partook of a sumptuous repast provided by the Christian Endeavor Society of the Central Presbyterian Church. The parlors of the church were filled with the banquetors and the tables were prettily trimmed with high bunches of chrysanthemums. Between the two courses, all stood and sang America and the Star Spangled Banner. Miss Caroline Salisbury was in charge of the supper...

The Auburn Citizen
Auburn, New York
Wednesday, November 18, 1914

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 - The Rah-Rah Boys and the Fair Co-eds Were All Out in Force - A Play at Central Church
Performers from Hicks Down Caught the Real College Spirit and Pleased Big Crowd…a cast of 22, together with an enthusiastic audience of over 500, converted the Sunday School rooms of the Central Presbyterian Church last night into a real college campus, with the play Hicks at College furnishing fun by the wholesale…Daisy Armstrong, the athletic girl...Caroline Salisbury...

The Auburn Citizen
Auburn, New York
Saturday, March 6, 1915

1916
Miss Caroline Salisbury, who has been spending the past two weeks here with relatives and friends, returned Saturday to her home in Grand Rapids, Mich. She was accompanied as far as Niagara Falls by Miss Olive Weeks and Miss Minnie Vanden Bosch.

The Auburn Citizen
Auburn, New York
Wednesday, September 6, 1916

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

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)

1930 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Eastern? Ave. Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan - Sherman S. Salisbury sales manager, printing company, age 60; wife, Evelyn Salisbury age 60; daughter Caroline E. Salisbury, age 35, accountant in an auto garage.
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

Caroline E. SALISBURY - Caroline Salisbury

Caroline Salisbury

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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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - 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.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

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

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

Caroline E. SALISBURY - Grave of Caroline Salisbury Woodlawn Cemetery Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Thanks to Chris Korstange

Grave of Caroline Salisbury
Woodlawn Cemetery
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Thanks to Chris Korstange

Woodlawn Cemetery
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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