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Cecil Preston 1911 - 1982

Cecil Preston of Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia was born on February 22, 1911, and died at age 71 years old in March 1982.
Cecil Preston
Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia 24319
February 22, 1911
March 1982
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  • 02/22
    1911

    Birthday

    February 22, 1911
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  • 03/dd
    1982

    Death

    March 1982
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    Cecil Preston lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1911, in the year that Cecil Preston was born, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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In 1934, by the time he was 23 years old, on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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