Lester Wayne
BANNON
(b.
12 November 1921
,
Traverse City, Michigan, USA
d.
22 October 1991
,
Traverse City, Michigan, USA
)
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Lester Wayne BANNON was born 12 November 1921 in Traverse City, Michigan, USA
Lester Wayne BANNON was the child of Tracy Wayne BANNON and Rosetta Mae WILSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) James William BANNON and Carrie Lillian FREEMAN (maternal) George E WILSON and Minnie B WILSONLester Wayne was a soldier in World War II.
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Lester Wayne married Marcella Nellie COUTURIER 3 September 1940 in Traverse City, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marcella Nellie COUTURIER was born 9 November 1919 in Suttons Bay, Leelanau, Michigan, USA. Marcella Nellie died 16 November 2006 in Traverse City, Michigan, USA. Marcella Nellie was the child of Lawrence Charles COUTURIER and Nellie P JOHNSON.
Lester Wayne BANNON died 22 October 1991 in Traverse City, Michigan, USA.
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Marcella Nellie COUTURIER-- Date: 3 September 1940 Place: Traverse City, Michigan, USA
Marcella Nellie COUTURIER was the child of Lawrence Charles COUTURIER and Nellie P JOHNSON
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Marcella Nellie COUTURIER-- Date: 3 September 1940 Place: Traverse City, Michigan, USAMarcella Nellie COUTURIER was the child of Lawrence Charles COUTURIER and Nellie P JOHNSON
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1921 Birth 12 November 1921
Traverse City, Michigan, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
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 Marriage / PartnerLester Wayne BANNON and Marcella Nellie COUTURIER 3 September 1940, Traverse City, Michigan, USA
He was 18 years old.
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)
1991 Death 22 October 1991
Traverse City, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 69.
Lester is buried at: Memorial Gardens Cemetery Traverse City Grand Traverse County Michigan, USA Plot: Garden of the Last Supper
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