Date/Age | Event | Description |
1909 | Birth | 27 Oct 1909 Lansing Ingham, Michigan, USA |
1910 2 mths | Census/Residence | Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan, USA |
1912 Age 2 | RMS Titanic Disaster | Bet. 10-15 Apr 1912, Atlantic Ocean Built in Belfast, Ireland, the RMS Titanic was the largest passenger steam ship of the time. The ship was built using the most modern technology and was largely thought of as unsinkable. The Titanic left on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. On the night of April 14, shortly before midnight, the Titanic hit an iceberg; it sank a short 2 hours and 40 minutes later. 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board the ship were killed, due to the lack of lifeboats available, making the sinking of the Titanic one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. |
1914 Age 4 | World War I | Bet. 28 Jun 1914 - 11 Nov 1918 in Europe World War I was a conflict involving most of the world’s powers. The beginning of the war was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary. The world quickly formed into alliances, The Allied Powers (United Kingdom, France, The Russian Empire, and later the USA) fought against the Central Powers (The German Empire, The Austro-Hungarian Empire, The Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria). Over 70 million military personnel fought in the war including 60 million Europeans. The Western Front consisted of a trench line that changed little until 1917. More than 15 million people were killed, making WWI one of the deadliest conflicts in history. |
1929 Age 19 | The Great Depression | Bet. 1929-19141 in USA and Europe The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that started with the stock market crash of 1929. It lasted until the entry of the USA in World War II in 1941. Unemployment rose to 25% here and as high as 33% in other countries. It was the largest economic downturn in history. |
1929 Age 19 | Stock Market Crash of 1929 | Oct 1929 in USA The Stock Market Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, was the most devastating crash in U.S. history. For 10 years after the crash, all western industrialized countries were affected by an economic slump. |
1930 Age 20 | Census/Residence | Lansing Ingham, Michigan, USA Living with his brother, Ralph |
1930 Age 20 | The Holocaust | Bet. 1930-1945 in Eastern Europe The Holocaust refers to the systematic genocide of over 6 million European Jews by Nazi Germany. The genocide be gan in stages in the early 1930’s by removing Jews from society; moving the Jews to concentration camps, where they died of slave labor and disease; moving Jews to ghettos; mass shootings in conquered territories; and finally extermination camps where most Jews who survived the journey were killed in gas chambers. |
1933 Age 23 | Marriage to Ruth A Parks | 28 Jun 1933 Duplain, Clinton, Michigan, USA |
1934 Age 24 | Birth of son, Lynn Howard Peltier | Jul 1934 Michigan, USA |
1935 Age 25 | Death of mother, Luella S. Ranney Peltier | 25 Sep 1935 Bath, Clinton, Michigan, USA |
1936 Age 27 | Birth of son, Gary L Peltier | 03 Nov 1936 Elsie, Clinton, Michigan, USA |
1939 Age 29 | World War II | World War II began on September 1, 1939 with the German invasion of Poland. The war involved most of the world’s powers and was divided into two sides: the Allies versus the Axis. World War II changed the boundaries of war with significant actions against civilians including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in war. 100 million military personnel were involved in the conflict. World War II was the deadliest war in history with over 70 million casualties. The war ended in 1945 with the victory of the Allies. |
1939 Age 29 | Birth of son, David Raymond Peltier | 11 Sep 1939 Elsie, Clinton, Michigan, USA |
1940 Age 30 | Census/Residence | Elsie, Clinton, Michigan, USA |
1941 Age 32 | Attack on Pearl Harbor | The attack on Pearl Harbor was an attack by the Japanese Navy on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The attack by the Empire of Japan was intended to stop the USA from intervening in the war they were planning in South East Asia. Four US Navy battleships were sunk during the attack. Three cruisers, three destroyers, one minelayer, and one anti-aircraft training ship were also sunk or damaged during the attack. 188 US aircraft were destroyed; 2,402 personnel were killed; and 1,282 personnel were wounded during the attack. The USA declared war on the Empire of Japan after this attack, after which Germany and Italy declared war on the USA. This propelled the United States into the European theater during WWII. |
1942 Age 33 | Death of father, Joseph Henry Peltier | 19 Nov 1942 Bath, Clinton, Michigan, USA |
1944 Age 34 | Birth of daughter, Barbara Ruth Peltier | 26 Jun 1944 Michigan, USA |
1945 Age 35 | Hiroshima and Nagasaki Nuclear Bombings | One two nuclear bombs have ever been used offensively during war. The first was detonated on the city of Hiroshima, Japan near the end of World War II on August 6, 1945. The second was detonated on the city of Nagasaki, Japan three days later on August 9, 1945. The bombings resulted in the immediate deaths of approximately 110,000 people, mostly civilians, and the eventual deaths of many more due to injury, acute radiation sickness, and ionizing radiation. |
1947 Age 37 | The Cold War | The Cold War was an extensive period of political and military tension between the Soviet Union and the powers of the Western World, primarily the United States. The tensions began after WWII when the USA and the Soviet Union disagreed about the configuration of the post war world. While the “war” consisted of proxy wars, espionage, propaganda, a nuclear arms race, the race to space, and military coalitions, the primary participants never officially engaged in conflict. The Cold War ended in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. |
1949 Age 39 | Death of brother, Ralph Comfort Peltier | 13 Mar 1949 Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA |
1950 Age 40 | Census/Residence | Elsie, Clinton, Michigan, USA; Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married |
1950 Age 40 | Korean War | The Korean War was a conflict between the Republic of Korea supported by the USA and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea supported by the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The war began with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. The war ended when an armistice was signed designating the 38th parallel as the demilitarized zone. |
1955 Age 45 | Civil Rights Movement | Bet. 1955-1968 in USA The Civil Rights Movement was a movement, primarily in the Southern United States, aimed at restoring suffrage and outlawing racial discrimination against African- Americans. During this time period non- violent protests and civil disobedience staged by activists created crisis situations for the government. Some notable protests include the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, the Greensboro Sit-in, and the Selma to Montgomery Marches. Notable legislation was passed during this time including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, The Immigration and Nationality Service Act of 1965, and the Civil Rights Act of 1968. |
1959 Age 49 | Vietnam War | Bet. Sep 1959 - Apr 1975 The Vietnam War was fought between the communist forces of North Vietnam supported by China and the Soviet Union and the non-communist forces of South Vietnam supported by the USA and other allies. The war resulted in large casualties including 4 million Vietnamese from both sides, 1.5-2 million Laotians and Cambodians, and 58,159 US soldiers. |
1963 Age 54 | John F. Kennedy Assassination | 22 Nov 1963 in Dallas, Texas. President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding with his wife, Jaqueline, in a Presidential motorcade near Dealey Plaza in Dallas. After a government investigation, Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the assassination but was killed before he could stand trial. President Kennedy was succeeded in the Presidency by his Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson. |
1965 Age 55 | Marriage of daughter, Barbara Ruth Peltier to Bruce Campbell Nash II | 09 Jan 1965 California, Branch, Michigan, USA |
1969 Age 53 | Apollo 11 Moon Landing | Apollo 11 was the first lunar mission of NASA’s Apollo program and the first space mission to land a man on the moon. The “Eagle” lunar module reached the moon on July 20, 1969 after which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Jr became the first two men to walk on the moon. It is estimated that 600 million people across the world watched the broadcast of the moon landing. After conducting a number of operations on the moon, the astronauts returned safely to earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969. |
1970 Age 60 | Marriage of son, David Raymond Peltier to Katherine E “Kathy” Storke | 24 Jan 1970 Douglas County, Nevada, USA |
1988 Age 79 | Death | 27 Nov 1988 Owosso, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA |
