Helen Madsen
about 1920–10 July 2002 (Age 82)
Iowa, United States
The Life of Helen
When Helen Madsen was born about 1920, in Iowa, United States, her father, Christian Hansen Madsen, was 37 and her mother, Ena J Regglesen, was 29. She died on 10 July 2002, at the age of 82.
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Family Time Line
Christian Hansen Madsen
1883–1963
Ena J Regglesen
1891–1987
Hans Madsen
1912–
Marie Madsen
1913–
John Madsen
1915–2012
Ralph Madsen
1917–
Helen Madsen
1920–2002
Robert Madsen
1933–
Parents and Siblings
1883–1963Male
1891–1987Female
siblings
(6)
Hans Madsen
1912–Male
Marie Madsen
1913–Female
1915–2012Male
Ralph Madsen
1917–Male
1920–2002Female
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World Events (8)
1920
Age 0
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
Age 2
The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Age 22
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from a pet form of Mathias ( see Matthew ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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