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Benjamin P Nelson (born 1915)

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Benjamin P Nelson
1915
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April 10, 1915
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Benjamin P Nelson was born on April 10, 1915. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Benjamin P Nelson.
Updated: January 23, 2013
Biography ID: 481822

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Benjamin Philip Nelson
Benjamin Philip Nelson, son of Tilden George Nelson and Della Clinton Davis.
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Benjamin Nelson & Margaret Lorraine Lucas Nelson
Benjamin P Nelson and wife Margaret Lorraine Nelson in Oakland, CA about 1940. He was a police officer for City of Oakland. Lorraine died 31 Aug 1950 in Lewiston, CA. Ben died Aug 1977 in Hollister, MO. They had one daughter, Carole Ann Nelson who died 21 Jan 1997 in Weaverville, CA.
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In 1915, in the year that Benjamin P Nelson was born, Audrey Munson, playing a model for a sculptor in the film "Inspiration", became the first actress to shed her clothes on screen. Fearing that banning the film would mean that censors would also have to "ban Renaissance art" the film was released, with Munson in the nude scenes and a stand-in doing the acting. (Munson had previously been "America's First Supermodel" and posed nude as the model for many famous artworks.) The film was a hit with audiences.

In 1923, the Teapot Dome scandal became the subject of an investigation by Senator Walsh and severely damaged the reputation of the Harding administration. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall was convicted of accepting bribes from oil companies and became the first Cabinet member to go to prison. At the time, the Teapot Dome scandal was seen as "greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics".

In 1935, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.

In 1959, on January 3rd, Alaska became the 49th state of the United States and the first state not a part of the contiguous United States. The flag was changed to display 49 stars.

In 1960, on September 26th, the first televised debate for a Presidential campaign in the United States - Kennedy vs Nixon - was held. Seventy million people watched the debate on TV. The debate pre-empted the very popular Andy Griffith Show.

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