Bruce Wilson (1914 - 1981)

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Raymond Albert Wilson

Added: Jul 20, 2020

Glen Wilson Mug Shot

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Denise Lynn Wilson

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Denise Lynn Wilson

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Denise Lynn Wilson

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Robert Scheerer

Added: Apr 05, 2020

Robert Scheerer

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Robert Scheerer

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Sandy Wilson

Added: Apr 03, 2020

Sandy Wilson

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Sandy Wilson

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Sandy Wilson

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Sandy Wilson

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Sandy Wilson

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Sandy Wilson

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In 1914, in the year that Bruce Wilson was born, in August, the world's first red and green traffic lights were installed at the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland Ohio. The electric traffic light had been invented by a policeman in Salt Lake City Utah in 1912.

In 1932, Bruce was 18 years old when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.

In 1942, he was 28 years old when from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.

In 1977, at the age of 63 years old, Bruce was alive when on January 21st, President Carter pardoned "draft dodgers" - men who avoided the draft during the Vietnam War. He fulfilled a campaign promise with the pardon. But it only applied to civilian evaders - the estimated 500,000 to 1 million active-duty personnel who went AWOL were not included.

In 1981, in the year of Bruce Wilson's passing, on January 20th, Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the United States. He ran against the incumbent, Jimmy Carter, and won 50.7% of the popular vote to Carter's 41.0%.