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Bettie L Thornton 1906 - 1994

Bettie L Thornton of Sandy Ridge, Stokes County, NC was born on January 9, 1906, and died at age 88 years old on January 23, 1994.
Bettie L Thornton
Sandy Ridge, Stokes County, NC 27046
January 9, 1906
January 23, 1994
Female
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  • 01/9
    1906

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    January 9, 1906
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  • 01/23
    1994

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    January 23, 1994
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    Bettie L Thornton lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1906, in the year that Bettie L Thornton was born, Finland became the first European country to give women the vote and to allow them to run for political office. (Women in Australia and New Zealand already had that right but couldn't run for office.) Although Finland belonged to the Russian Empire, there was great unrest and the Tsar wanted to broker a quick peace. As a part of the brokered peace, women got the vote.
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In 1925, she was 19 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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