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

Wilfred's Family

Parent

Parent

Wilfred William Cascagnette Partner Child Partner Child

Sibling

Photos and snapshots taken of Wilfred William Cascagnette, his Cascagnette family, and locations and places or events from his life.

Cascagnette/Cassidy wedding

Leave a comment to ask questions, share information, or simply to show that you care about Wilfred.

Post

Add Wilfred's birthday or the date he died to see a list of historic events that occurred during Wilfred's lifetime. Refresh the page for new events.

In 1898, in the year that Wilfred William Cascagnette was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.

In 1919, in Norfolk Virginia, the first rotary dial telephones were introduced by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), making it easier to make a call without an operator.

In 1926, on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).

In 1975, on September 5th, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme tried to assassinate President Ford in Sacramento, California. She failed when her gun wouldn't fire. President Ford escaped a second assassination attempt 17 days later on September 22 when Sarah Jane Moore tried to shoot him in San Francisco. A bystander saw her raise her arm, grabbed it, and the shot went wild.

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.