Bertha STURM

(b. 27 January 1876 , Wyoming Territory d. 19 December 1952 , )

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Bertha STURM was born 27 January 1876 in Wyoming Territory

Bertha STURM was the child of ? and ?

Bertha STURM died 19 December 1952

Parents:
Anthony Sturm (1843 - 1916)
Nancy Bogard Sturm (1844 - 1935)

Spouse:
Clark Thomas (1877 - 1938)

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Name: Bertha Sturm
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 27 Jan 1876
Birthplace: Wyoming
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Father's Name: Anthony Sturm
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Mother's Name: Nancy Ann Bogard Sturm
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C74424-2
System Origin: Wyoming-ODM
GS Film number: 1403415
Reference ID:

'United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XLL1-Y72 : 5 December 2014), Bertha Sturm, 27 Jan 1876; citing Wyoming, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,403,415.
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1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

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

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

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)

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

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)

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)

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))

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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.

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

Grave

Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum Bloomington McLean County Illinois, USA Plot: O-414-2

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Bertha is buried at: Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum Bloomington McLean County Illinois, USA Plot: O-414-2

Added: 1/8/2017 6:21:50 PM - Updated: 10/25/2017 9:41:08 AM

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According to the Wyoming Secretary of State; 'The name Wyoming is a contraction of the Native American word mecheweamiing ('at the big plains')'. (statesymbolsusa.org)

1861 - President James Buchanan signed the bill creating the Dakota Territory. The Dakota Territory originally included the area covered today by North and South Dakota as well as Montana and Wyoming.

July 10, 1890 - Wyoming becomes 44th U.S. state.