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Benedict Donahue 1920 - 1984

Benedict Donahue of Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota was born on January 13, 1920, and died at age 64 years old in November 1984.
Benedict Donahue
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota 57078
January 13, 1920
November 1984
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Benedict Donahue's History: 1920 - 1984

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    1920

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    January 13, 1920
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  • 11/dd
    1984

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    November 1984
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    Benedict Donahue lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1920, in the year that Benedict Donahue was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1950, at the age of 30 years old, Benedict was alive when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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