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Brian Arthur Oakley (1937 - 1949)
Brian Arthur Oakley was born in 1937. He was born to Oakley Arthur Vincent Oakley and Jean Mathew Oakley, and we currently have no other siblings in his family tree. He died in 1949 in Warnambool, Australia at age 12.
Brian Arthur Oakley Biography
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Brian Arthur Oakley
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Brian Oakley died in in Warnambool, Australia
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Brian Arthur Oakley lived
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Brian Arthur Oakley passed away in 1949 in Warnambool, Australia at 12 years old. He was born in 1937. He was born to Oakley Arthur Vincent Oakley and Jean Mathew Oakley, and we currently have no other siblings in his family tree.
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1937 - 1949 World Events
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In 1937, in the year that Brian Arthur Oakley was born, on May 28th, the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge opened to cars. Taking 5 years to build, the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge was an engineering marvel of its time - 11 men died during construction. The "international orange" color was chosen because it resisted rust and fading. To the present, it is the symbol of the City that is known throughout the world.
In 1941, by the time he was merely 4 years old, on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
In 1943, Brian was only 6 years old when on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.
In 1946, he was merely 9 years old when on July 4th, the Philippines gained independence from the United States. In 1964, Independence Day in the Philippines was moved from July 4th to June 12th at the insistence of nationalists and historians.
In 1949, in the year of Brian Arthur Oakley's passing, 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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