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Charles Orton
(1892 - 1972)
updated February 06, 2019
Charles Orton was born on February 29, 1892. He died in October 1972 at 80 years of age. We know that Charles Orton had been residing in Washington, District of Columbia County, District Of Columbia 20037.
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Charles Orton died in October 1972 at age 80. He was born on February 29, 1892. There is no information about Charles's immediate family. We know that Charles Orton had been residing in Washington, District of Columbia County, District Of Columbia 20037.
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1892 - 1972 World Events
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In 1892, in the year that Charles Orton was born, on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.
In 1905, by the time he was just 13 years old, acclaimed dancer Isadora Duncan established the first school of modern dance in Berlin Germany. Isadora Duncan, born in San Francisco California, dedicated herself to the creation of beauty - through dance. Her focus on the movement of the human body rather than formal kinds of dance helped to give rise to the modern dance movement.
In 1935, at the age of 43 years old, Charles was alive when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
In 1959, by the time he was 67 years old, on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.
In 1972, in the year of Charles Orton's passing, on June 17th, 5 men were arrested by police in an attempt to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C.’s Watergate hotel. The burglars were found to be paid by cash from a slush fund used by the Committee for the Re-Election of the President - the official organization of President Nixon's campaign.
Other Biographies
Other Charles Ortons
around 1911 - May 28, 1940
around 1915 - Apr 28, 1943
Unknown - Apr 5, 1942
around 1917 - Apr 12, 1943
around 1889 - Oct 6, 1917
around 1925 - Unknown
around 1917 - Unknown
around 1907 - Unknown
around 1919 - Unknown
around 1919 - Unknown
around 1906 - Unknown
around 1929 - Unknown
around 1916 - Unknown
around 1900 - Unknown
Unknown - Unknown
1900 - 1967
1869 - 1958
1883 - 1938
1897 - 1928
Unknown - Unknown
Other Ortons
Sep 9, 1893 - September 1963
Sep 19, 1925 - Apr 16, 2004
Jun 23, 1953 - Jan 7, 2008
Sep 26, 1971 - Jun 7, 2005
Feb 8, 1917 - Dec 28, 2008
Oct 27, 1884 - December 1967
May 16, 1915 - Mar 28, 1999
Jul 26, 1932 - Aug 8, 2004
Jun 12, 1914 - October 1979
Oct 17, 1918 - Apr 12, 1995
Jul 21, 1898 - August 1971
Dec 11, 1881 - July 1964
Oct 6, 1918 - Sep 10, 1988
Jan 22, 1905 - May 9, 1997
Oct 6, 1921 - Jul 10, 1998
Nov 7, 1926 - May 4, 2007
Jan 29, 1925 - Apr 23, 2006
Nov 3, 1906 - March 1984
Aug 29, 1920 - Apr 11, 1999
Aug 8, 1896 - February 1974
Other Bios
Jan 9, 1922 - May 14, 1990
Apr 22, 1919 - May 18, 2003
Dec 10, 1902 - Jul 20, 1994
Mar 25, 1921 - Nov 4, 1999
Sep 8, 1892 - June 1966
Oct 29, 1918 - Nov 14, 2002
Nov 1, 1920 - Mar 22, 1989
Apr 1, 1923 - June 1975
May 23, 1913 - July 1990
Jul 12, 1921 - May 29, 2006
Dec 14, 1920 - Feb 12, 1999
Sep 26, 1920 - Sep 26, 2008
Jul 4, 1919 - Jan 29, 2003
Oct 6, 1917 - Oct 11, 1995
Jan 26, 1909 - Feb 13, 1990
Jan 11, 1921 - June 1984
Mar 21, 1922 - May 27, 1997
Apr 5, 1919 - Dec 16, 1991
May 26, 1904 - May 1977
Oct 10, 1918 - Apr 9, 2002
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