Helen Elizabeth
WOOD
(b.
11 November 1914
,
Natick, Massachusetts, USA
d.
1 October 2013
,
Concord, New Hampshire, USA
)
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Helen Elizabeth WOOD was born 11 November 1914 in Natick, Massachusetts, USA
Helen Elizabeth WOOD was the child of Clarence Arthur WOOD and Pearl May JENNISON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles Sumner WOOD and Alice Addie CLARK (maternal) Walter Augustine JENNISON and Alice Frances NURSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Helen Elizabeth married Fred Franklin SLEEPER 15 November 1933 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Fred Franklin SLEEPER was born 11 August 1910 in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, USA. Fred Franklin died 14 July 1998 in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, USA (Maplewood) (Pierce Bridge). Fred Franklin was the child of Fred Wheeler SLEEPER and Amy Frances MAXFIELD.
Helen Elizabeth WOOD died 1 October 2013 in Concord, New Hampshire, USA .
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Fred Franklin SLEEPER-- Date: 15 November 1933 Place: Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA
Fred Franklin SLEEPER was the child of Fred Wheeler SLEEPER and Amy Frances MAXFIELD
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Fred Franklin SLEEPER-- Date: 15 November 1933 Place: Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USAFred Franklin SLEEPER was the child of Fred Wheeler SLEEPER and Amy Frances MAXFIELD
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1914 Birth 11 November 1914
Natick, Massachusetts, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1933 Marriage / PartnerHelen Elizabeth WOOD and Fred Franklin SLEEPER 15 November 1933, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA
She was 19 years old.
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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.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.June 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.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam 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.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
1998 Death of Spouse/PartnerFred Franklin SLEEPER died 14 July 1998, Bethlehem, New Hampshire, USA (Maplewood) (Pierce Bridge)
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.2013 Death 1 October 2013
Concord, New Hampshire, USA
She died at the age of 98.
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