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Ben Smithloff 1951 - 1978

Ben Smithloff was born on May 12, 1951, and died at age 27 years old in December 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ben Smithloff.
Ben Smithloff
May 12, 1951
December 1978
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  • 05/12
    1951

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    May 12, 1951
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  • 12/dd
    1978

    Death

    December 1978
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    Ben Smithloff lived 37 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 27.
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In 1951, in the year that Ben Smithloff was born, on February 27th, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution (which limited the number of terms a president may serve to two) was ratified by 36 states, making it a part of the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment was both a reaction to the 4 term Roosevelt presidency and also the recognition of a long-standing tradition in American politics.
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In 1960, at the age of just 9 years old, Ben was alive when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.
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