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Alvin Davidson (1922 - 1981)
Alvin Davidson was born on May 18, 1922. He died in May 1981 at age 58. We know that Alvin Davidson had been residing in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina 28601.
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Alvin Davidson passed away in May 1981 at 58 years of age. He was born on May 18, 1922. There is no information about Alvin's family. We know that Alvin Davidson had been residing in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina 28601.
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1922 - 1981 World Events
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In 1922, in the year that Alvin Davidson was born, the Reparations Commission assessed German liability for World War 1 at 132 billion gold marks (over $32 billion U.S. dollars at the time). This led to hyperinflation in Germany and created the political and social atmosphere in which Hitler was able to rise to power.
In 1948, when he was 26 years old, on May 14th, the State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel's first Premier, and the U.S. officially recognized Israel. That evening, Egypt launched an air assault on Israel.
In 1955, Alvin was 33 years old when on September 30th, movie star James Dean, 24, died in a car accident. He was headed in his new Porsche 550 to a race in Salinas California when, traveling at 85 mph, he collided with a 1950 Ford Tudor, also speeding, driven by a 23 year old college student. Dean died, his passenger and the other driver survived.
In 1977, Alvin was 55 years old when 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 1981, in the year of Alvin Davidson's passing, on August 1st, MTV debuted. It was the first music video TV channel. The first music video played was the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" - the second was Pat Benatar's "You Better Run".
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