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Ben Smith 1919 - 1999

Ben Smith of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on April 2, 1919, and died at age 80 years old on April 2, 1999.
Ben Smith
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11229
April 2, 1919
April 2, 1999
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    1919

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    April 2, 1919
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  • 04/2
    1999

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    April 2, 1999
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    Ben Smith lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1919, in the year that Ben Smith was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1921, Ben was just 2 years old when hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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