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Bena Harris (1937 - 1976)

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Bena Harris
1937 - 1976
Born
August 6, 1937
Death
December 1976
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Bena Harris was born on August 6, 1937, and died at age 39 years old in December 1976. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bena Harris.
Updated: November 7, 2011
Biography ID: 65796485

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Bena Harris passed away at age 39 years old in December 1976. Bena Harris was born on August 6, 1937. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bena Harris.

Average Age & Life Expectancy

Bena Harris lived 31 years shorter than the average Harris family member when they died at the age of 39.
The average age of a Harris family member is 70.
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1937 - 1976 World Events

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In 1937, in the year that Bena Harris was born, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.

In 1946, this person was only 9 years old when pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.

In 1956, this person was 19 years old when on May 20th, the U.S. tested the first hydrogen bomb dropped from a plane over Bikini Atoll. Previously, hydrogen bombs had only been tested on the ground. The Atomic Age moved forward.

In 1966, this person was 29 years old when on July 1st, Medicare became available after President Johnson signed into law the Medicare Act in 1965. President Truman had received the first Medicare card since he had been the first to propose national healthcare law. insurance.

In 1976, in the year of Bena Harris's passing, on August 4th, a mysterious illness struck an American Legion convention in Philadelphia. Within a week, 25 people had died and 130 people had been hospitalized. It was the first known instance of what came to be called "Legionnaires Disease."

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