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Alva Edward Davidson (1918 - 1990)
Alva Edward Davidson was born on November 27, 1918. He died on July 18, 1990 at age 71.
Alva Edward Davidson Biography
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Alva Edward Davidson
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Ft. Lyon National Cemetery
Section H Site 3-B, 15700 County Road Hh, in Las Animas, Colorado
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Alva Edward Davidson passed away on July 18, 1990 at 71 years of age. He was buried in Ft. Lyon National Cemetery Section H Site 3-B, Las Animas, Colorado. He was born on November 27, 1918. We are unaware of information about Alva's family or relationships.
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In 1918, in the year that Alva Edward Davidson was born, following European countries, Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States in March. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. This was a war effort and proved unpopular so in most areas of the United States, Daylight Saving Time ended after World War I. It returned during World War II.
In 1921, he was only 3 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
In 1946, by the time he was 28 years old, pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.
In 1956, Alva was 38 years old when this was the year that the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, became an international sensation. He began the year as a regional favorite and ended the year with 17 recordings having been on the Billboard’s Top 100 singles chart, 11 TV appearances, and a movie. Elvis scandalized adults and thrilled teens.
In 1990, in the year of Alva Edward Davidson's passing, after 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela, the leader of the movement to end South African apartheid was released on February 11th 1990.
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