Bertrum W Riggs
Updated Jul 14, 2017
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Bertrum W Riggs (1904 - 1995)

Bertrum W Riggs was born on July 24, 1904. Bertrum died on January 30, 1995 at 90 years old. We know that Bertrum W Riggs had been residing in Gold Bar, Snohomish County, Washington.
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Gold Bar, Snohomish County, Washington

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Bertrum W Riggs lived 19 years longer than the average Riggs family member when they died at the age of 90.

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Evelyn Brent 002

Evelyn Brent 002

Evelyn Brent 001

Evelyn Brent 001

Connell Hall Girls

Connell Hall Girls

Roy Dean Riggs Sr

Roy Dean Riggs Sr

Jacob & Roy Riggs

Jacob & Roy Riggs

Esom Riggs

Esom Riggs

Freda J Riggs

Freda J Riggs

Lee Roy "Sam" Riggs

Lee Roy "Sam" Riggs

Donald & Fay (Hope) Byrnes, 1950

Donald & Fay (Hope) Byrnes, 1950

John William Riggs

John William Riggs

Mae McClurg, Geneva Robinson, Katherine Pierce, Myrtle Riggs

Mae McClurg, Geneva Robinson, Katherine Pierce, Myrtle Riggs

Myrtle, Mae, & Annabelle

Myrtle, Mae, & Annabelle

Webster family

Webster family

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Loren Kendall Riggs Evelyn Brent 002 Evelyn Brent 001 Connell Hall Girls

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1904 - In the year that Bertrum W Riggs 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.

1942 - When this person was 38 years old, due to World War II, automobile production in the United States was stopped on February 1st. A tire rationing program had begun the month before. Detroit - the main hub of car manufacturing - was ordered to free up assembly lines for military production. The president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association said “The automotive industry is in this war all the way". Some dealerships had to close and others expanded their repair shops. The used car market boomed (as did a black market in used cars).

1975 - At the age of 71 years old, Bertrum was alive when on September 5th, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme tried to assassinate President Ford in Sacramento, California. She failed when her gun wouldn't fire. President Ford escaped a second assassination attempt 17 days later on September 22 when Sarah Jane Moore tried to shoot him in San Francisco. A bystander saw her raise her arm, grabbed it, and the shot went wild.

1994 - Bertrum was 90 years old when on May 6th, the Channel Tunnel or "Chunnel" was officially opened. The Chunnel is a railway tunnel beneath the English Channel that connects Great Britain to mainland France. Original plans for such a tunnel were developed in 1802 and approved by Napoleon Bonaparte but the British rejected the plan fearing that Napoleon would use the railway to invade.

1995 - In the year of Bertrum W Riggs's passing, on May 19th, the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil - before 9/11 - took place in Oklahoma City. A truck bomb went off outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown - killing 68 people, injuring more than 680 others, and destroying one-third of the building. The most disturbing images were of children - a daycare center was hit by the bomb. The deadliest incident of domestic terrorism ever, Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols, and Michael Fortier were convicted of the bombing.

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Bertrum W Riggs passed away on January 30, 1995 at 90 years old. There is no listed cause of death. Bertrum was born on July 24, 1904. We are unaware of information about Bertrum's surviving family. We know that Bertrum W Riggs had been residing in Gold Bar, Snohomish County, Washington.

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