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Benjamin Cortez 1907 - 1994

Benjamin Cortez was born on May 20, 1907, and died at age 87 years old on May 21, 1994. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Benjamin Cortez.

Benjamin Cortez

May 20, 1907

May 21, 1994

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1907

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May 20, 1907

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1994

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May 21, 1994

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In 1907, in the year that Benjamin Cortez was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.

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In 1924, at the age of 17 years old, Benjamin was alive when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.

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