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Delmer Davis (1913 - 1989)
Delmer Davis was born on April 25, 1913. He died on December 28, 1989 at 76 years old.
Delmer Davis Biography
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Florida National Cemetery
Section 110A Site 441, 6502 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell, Florida
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Branch of service: Us Army
Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii |
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Delmer Davis passed away on December 28, 1989 at 76 years old. He was buried in Florida National Cemetery Section 110A Site 441, Bushnell, Florida. He was born on April 25, 1913. There is no information about Delmer's family.
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1913 - 1989 World Events
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In 1913, in the year that Delmer Davis was born, the 17th Amendment, establishing the direct election of U.S. Senators, was adopted. Previously, Senators were elected by state legislatures. As early as 1826, a call to elect senators through popular vote was championed and previous to the 17th amendment, two states had already changed their process. Governors are still able to appoint senators to vacant seats until an election can be held.
In 1922, by the time he was only 9 years old, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
In 1934, at the age of 21 years old, Delmer was alive when 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.
In 1975, by the time he was 62 years old, in January, Popular Mechanics featured the Altair 8800 on it's cover. The Altair home computer kit allowed consumers to build and program their own personal computers. Thousands were sold in the first month.
In 1989, in the year of Delmer Davis's passing, on November 9th, the Berlin Wall fell. The Wall was built by the East Germans to keep East Berliners from escaping into West Berlin, separating families and friends. When the head of the East German Communist Party announced that day that East Berliners could cross whenever they pleased, happy crowds surged across the border. People brought tools and took parts of the hated wall.
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