Josephene B Norris (1910 - 1991)

Josephene B Norris’s biography is built and maintained by people like you. Create an online profile of Josephene so that their life is remembered forever. If any factual information is incorrect, please edit Josephene’s biography.

Pictures really do say a thousand words. Add photos of Josephene during various points of their life.

1910 - In the year that Josephene B Norris was born, Thomas Edison introduced his kinetophone, which he hoped would make "talkies" a reality. But the sound wasn't synchronized to the pictures and only 45 Kinetophones were made.

1915 - By the time this person was just 5 years old, in April, the Ottoman Empire rounded up, arrested, and deported 235 to 270 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Turkey. As their actions continued through the next several years, an estimated 600,000 to 1 million Armenians were killed by Turkish soldiers.

1980 - At the age of 70 years old, Josephene was alive when 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.

1983 - This person was 73 years old when on August 30th, the Soviet Union claimed that a South Korean Boeing 747 jetliner (Flight 007), bound for Seoul from New York City, had strayed into Soviet airspace. Saying that they believed it to be a U.S. spy plane, the passenger jet was shot down by a Soviet SU-15 fighter - after it had tracked the airliner for two hours. All 269 passengers (including a U.S. Representative from Georgia) and crew were killed.

1991 - In the year of Josephene B Norris's passing, on December 25th, the Soviet Union flag was lowered and replaced by the Russian tricolor flag. It was the end of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as President of the Soviet Union and Boris Yeltsin became President of the Russian Republic.

Who was Josephene’s parents? Did they get married and did they have children? Share Josephene’s family tree to share their legacy and genealogy pedigree.

What do you remember about Josephene B Norris? Share your memories of special moments and stories you have heard about them. Or just leave a comment to show the world that Josephene is remembered.