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Burl D Whitaker (1924 - 1999)

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Burl D Whitaker
1924 - 1999
Born
July 30, 1924
Death
June 11, 1999
Last Known Residence
Louisville, Blount County, Tennessee 37777
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Burl D Whitaker of Louisville, Blount County, Tennessee was born on July 30, 1924, and died at age 74 years old on June 11, 1999.
Updated: November 4, 2011
Biography ID: 59179943

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Burl Whitaker passed away at age 74 years old on June 11, 1999. Burl D Whitaker of Louisville, Blount County, Tennessee was born on July 30, 1924.

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Burl D Whitaker lived 3 years longer than the average Whitaker family member when he died at the age of 74.
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In 1924, in the year that Burl D Whitaker was born, Macy's department store in New York held its first "Thanksgiving parade" on November 27th at 9a - during church services but leaving plenty of time to attend the big football game between Syracuse and Columbia universities. The parade was held as a way to promote the opening of the “World’s Largest Store” and its 1 million square feet of retail space in Manhattan’s Herald Square. The parade was 6 miles long and included floats, Macy's employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, and sword-wielding knights, and animals from Central Park Zoo. Santa Claus, of course, brought up the rear - opening the Christmas shopping season for Macy's.

In 1940, he was 16 years old when on September 16th, the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, was enacted - the first peacetime draft in U.S. history. Men between 21 and 36 were required to register with their draft boards. When World War II began, men between 18 and 45 were subject to service and men up to 65 were required to register.

In 1954, at the age of 30 years old, Burl was alive when on May 17th, the Supreme Court released a decision on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The ruling stated that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional thus paving the way for integration in schools.

In 1965, when he was 41 years old, from August 11 to 16, riots broke out in Watts, a Black section of Los Angeles. An allegedly drunk African-American driver was stopped by LA police and, after a fight, police brutality was alleged - and the riots began. 34 people died in the rioting and over $40 million in property damage occurred. The National Guard was called in to help the LA police quell rioting.

In 1991, he was 67 years old when on November 7th, legendary basketball player Magic Johnson announced that he had HIV. In 1991, the public was confused about the difference between HIV and AIDS (HIV is a virus that can lead to AIDS) and there was little treatment for either. Most thought that Johnson would die within a year or so. Also, the transmission of AIDS wasn't understood so he had to retire from basketball. Magic Johnson is still alive and well.

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