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Bernard Menke 1895 - 1970

Bernard Menke of West Point, Lee County, Iowa was born on September 22, 1895, and died at age 74 years old in January 1970.
Bernard Menke
West Point, Lee County, Iowa 52656
September 22, 1895
January 1970
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Bernard Menke's History: 1895 - 1970

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    1895

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    September 22, 1895
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  • 01/dd
    1970

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    January 1970
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    Bernard Menke lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1895, in the year that Bernard Menke was born, on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.
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In 1920, Bernard was 25 years old when on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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