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Bernice Brown (1904 - 1987)
Bernice Brown was born on March 20, 1904. She died on December 29, 1987 at 83 years old.
Bernice Brown Biography
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Bernice Brown
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Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Section H Site 898, 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Missouri
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Branch of service: Us Army
Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War I |
Average Age
Bernice Brown lived
14 years longer than
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when she died at the age of 83.
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Bernice Brown passed away on December 29, 1987 at age 83. She was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section H Site 898, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born on March 20, 1904. There is no information about Bernice's immediate family.
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1904 - 1987 World Events
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In 1904, in the year that Bernice Brown was born, the World's Fair, officially known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was held in St. Louis, Missouri. Attended by nearly 19.7 million people (and later the subject of a Judy Garland film), the Fair was funded by federal, state and local sources to the tune of $15 million. As the name suggests, the Fair was suggested as a way to celebrate the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In the past, World's Fairs were a way of bringing new technology to the attention of the masses and this fair was no exception - the use of electricity (the public feared it at the time), personal cars, airplanes, and the electric streetcar were all highlighted.
In 1915, at the age of just 11 years old, Bernice was alive when The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
In 1954, when she was 50 years old, on May 17th, the Supreme Court released a decision on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The ruling stated that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional thus paving the way for integration in schools.
In 1964, when she was 60 years old, on February 9th, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. 73 million people watched - although the Beatles couldn't be heard because of the loud screaming of the female teenage audience.
In 1987, in the year of Bernice Brown's passing, on October 19th, stock exchanges around the world crashed. Beginning in Hong Kong then spreading to Europe, the crash then hit the United States. It was called Black Monday. The Dow Jones fell 508 points to 1,738.74 (22.61%).
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