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Bessie Johnson 1918 - 1973

Bessie Johnson was born on May 30, 1918, and died at age 54 years old on April 3, 1973. Bessie Johnson was buried at Memphis National Cemetery Section D Site 750 3568 Townes Avenue, in Memphis, Tn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bessie Johnson.
Bessie Johnson
May 30, 1918
April 3, 1973
Female
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  • 05/30
    1918

    Birthday

    May 30, 1918
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War I
  • 04/3
    1973

    Death

    April 3, 1973
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Memphis National Cemetery Section D Site 750 3568 Townes Avenue, in Memphis, Tn 38122
    Burial location
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In 1918, in the year that Bessie Johnson was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1942, when she was 24 years old, on June 17th, Roosevelt approved the Manhattan Project, which lead to the development of the first atomic bomb. With the support of Canada and the United Kingdom, the Project came to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly $2 billion. Julius Robert Oppenheimer, a nuclear physicist born in New York, led the Los Alamos Laboratory that developed the actual bomb. The first artificial nuclear explosion took place near Alamogordo New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
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