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Benjamin Thornton 1920 - 1983

Benjamin Thornton of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio was born on August 1, 1920, and died at age 63 years old in August 1983.

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In 1920, in the year that Benjamin Thornton was born, the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.
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In 1941, at the age of 21 years old, Benjamin was alive when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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Thornton, Amos (Born Nov 27, 1833) Thornton-Cooper, Georgia? (Born Oct 1856) Thornton, Todd Thornton, Jessica (Born c. Feb 17) Thornton, Randall (Jun 29, 1906 - Sep 22, 1988) Thornton, John (Feb 10, 1895 - Feb 1971) Thornton, Albert (Feb 6, 1900 - Feb 17, 1988) Thornton, Adelbert (Oct 6, 1903 - Jan 29, 1988) Thornton, Marion (Jun 1, 1919 - Oct 15, 2000) Thornton, Norman (Sep 12, 1916 - Feb 1976)
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