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Booker T Washington 1919 - 2001

Booker T Washington of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on January 19, 1919, and died at age 82 years old on November 29, 2001. Booker Washington was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 2 Site 268 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood.
Booker T Washington
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60608
January 19, 1919
November 29, 2001
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  • 01/19
    1919

    Birthday

    January 19, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Cook County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 36020528 Enlisted: May 28, 1941 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Apprentices To Other Trades
  • 11/29
    2001

    Death

    November 29, 2001
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 2 Site 268 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
    Burial location
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In 1919, in the year that Booker T Washington was born, the "Black Sox Scandal" rocked baseball fans during the World Series. Eight players on the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series, thus allowing the Cincinnati Reds to win, and making money off of the losses. All of the players were found not guilty by a jury but the fallout lasted for decades. The players were banned from baseball even though they were found innocent.
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In 1927, Booker was just 8 years old when aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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