Alvin (Melendes) Marcano (born 1967)

Alvin's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Marcano family tree.

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Alvin's Family

Pablo Marcano Rivera

Eusebia (Rivera) Melendes

Nora (Melendes) Marcano Alvin (Melendes) Marcano

Niorka Ivette (Melendes) Marcano Alexis (Melendes) Marcano

Parents:

Pablo Marcano Rivera

Jun 26, 1938 - Mar 9, 1979

Eusebia (Rivera) Melendes

1942 - Unknown

Siblings:

Niorka Ivette (Melendes) Marcano

Dec 26, 1961 - Unknown

Nora (Melendes) Marcano

1963 - Unknown

Alexis (Melendes) Marcano

1966 - Unknown

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In 1967, in the year that Alvin (Melendes) Marcano was born, on November 7th, President Johnson signed legislation passed by Congress that created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which would later become PBS and NPR. The legislation required CPB to operate with a "strict adherence to objectivity and balance in all programs or series of programs of a controversial nature".

In 1977, on January 21st, President Carter pardoned "draft dodgers" - men who avoided the draft during the Vietnam War. He fulfilled a campaign promise with the pardon. But it only applied to civilian evaders - the estimated 500,000 to 1 million active-duty personnel who went AWOL were not included.

In 1979, on March 28th, a partial nuclear meltdown occurred at the power plant at Three Mile Island Pennsylvania. Radiation leaked into the environment, resulting in a rating of 5 on a scale of 7 ("Accident With Wider Consequences") . It ended up costing $1 billion to clean up the site.

In 1980, on April 24th, a rescue attempt was begun in the Iranian Hostage Crisis. The attempt failed and 8 US servicemen were killed. Eight helicopters had been sent for the mission, but only 5 arrived in operating condition., Since the military had advised that the mission be aborted if there were fewer than 6 helicopters, President Carter stopped it. Upon leaving, a helicopter collided with a transport plane and the men were killed.

In 1990, on April 24th, the Hubble telescope was launched into space after long delays due to the Challenger explosion. An optical flaw was found within weeks of launch but was fixed within three years. The discoveries made possible by the Hubble have contributed to scientists' understanding of the universe.