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Ben B Peterson 1921 - 2003

Ben B Peterson of Palos Heights, Cook County, IL was born on January 30, 1921, and died at age 81 years old on January 20, 2003. Ben Peterson was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 10 Site 766 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood.
Ben B Peterson
Palos Heights, Cook County, IL 60463
January 30, 1921
January 20, 2003
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  • 01/30
    1921

    Birthday

    January 30, 1921
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 01/20
    2003

    Death

    January 20, 2003
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    Unknown
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    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 10 Site 766 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
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In 1921, in the year that Ben B Peterson was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1934, he was merely 13 years old when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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