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Blackburn Willingham 1924 - 1998

Blackburn Willingham of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV was born on February 25, 1924, and died at age 74 years old on June 27, 1998.
Blackburn Willingham
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV 25401
February 25, 1924
June 27, 1998
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  • 02/25
    1924

    Birthday

    February 25, 1924
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  • 06/27
    1998

    Death

    June 27, 1998
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    Blackburn Willingham lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1924, in the year that Blackburn Willingham was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1949, when this person was 25 years old, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."
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