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Ben S Jr Gibson 1920 - 2000

Ben S Gibson of Jacksonville, Duval County, FL was born on June 12, 1920, and died at age 79 years old on January 22, 2000.
Ben S Gibson
Jacksonville, Duval County, FL 32256
June 12, 1920
January 22, 2000
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Ben S Gibson's History: 1920 - 2000

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  • 06/12
    1920

    Birthday

    June 12, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Ware County, Georgia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 14058019 Enlisted: October 2, 1941 in Jacksonville Florida Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: One Year Enlistment
  • Professional Career

    Bookkeepers And Cashiers, Except Bank Cashiers
  • 01/22
    2000

    Death

    January 22, 2000
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Ben S Jr Gibson was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1940, he was 20 years old when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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