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Marie-Hélène de Rothschild

New York City, 17 Nov 1927 – Touques, 1 Mar 1996

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Facts and their sources

  • Born17 Nov 1927, New York Citynot verified1 source
  • MarriedFrançois de Nicolaynot verified1 source
  • Died1 Mar 1996, Touquesnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 17 Nov 1927

    Born in New York City

  2. 1 Aug 1955

    A son is born

  3. 1 Mar 1996

    Dies in Touques, aged 68

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around New York City.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Marie-Hélène is born in New York City

Who governed

In the news1921

Public radio broadcasting starts in 1921

Public radio broadcasting officially began in France in 1921, with regular programs transmitted from an antenna atop the Eiffel Tower.

Music

Phonograph record production skyrocketed by 1921

The record industry experienced massive growth; phonograph record production soared from 25 million in 1914 to 100 million in 1921.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

Daily life

Kerosene lamps provided limited household light

In the early 1900s, rural families primarily used kerosene lamps for light, which provided only about 25 watts of illumination and required messy weekly maintenance to clean soot from glass chimneys.

In the news1929–1933

Stock Market Crashes in 1929

The U.S. stock market crashed in 1929, leading to the Great Depression and leaving nearly one-third of American banks failed by 1933.

What people wore

DIY repairs during the Depression

Families during the 1930s often repaired their own clothing using treadle sewing machines and prolonged the life of worn-out shoes by inserting cardboard into the soles.

Getting around

Automobile travel grew rapidly after 1920

By the late 1920s, car sales reached 23 million, and Americans were traveling five times further by car than by train. This shift gave families freedom to choose their own schedules, contrasting with the fixed, rushed nature of railway timetables.