Dewey Clayton (1923 - 1977)

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James Harvey Clayton

Added: Mar 16, 2020

James Harvey Clayton

Added: Mar 16, 2020

Albert Goldman and Jan Clayton

Added: Nov 24, 2019

Jan Clayton

Added: Oct 27, 2019

Jan Clayton Actress-Singer-Dancer-Author

Added: Oct 23, 2019

Jan Clayton

Added: Apr 04, 2019

Robert Warren Lerner Family

Added: Feb 15, 2019

George Alan Cleveland and Jan Clayton

Added: Dec 11, 2018

Tommy Rettig, Jan Clayton and George Cleveland

Added: Dec 10, 2018

Tommy Rettig, Jan Clayton, and Jon Provost

Added: Dec 10, 2018

Tommy Rettig, Jan Clayton, George Cleveland

Added: Dec 10, 2018

Tommy Rettig and Jan Clayton

Added: Dec 10, 2018

Tommy Rettig, Lassie

Added: Dec 10, 2018

Tommy Rettig & Lassie Cast

Added: Dec 10, 2018

Russell Hayden and Jan Clayton.

Added: Jul 31, 2018

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In 1923, in the year that Dewey Clayton was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.

In 1941, at the age of 18 years old, Dewey was alive when in his State of the Union address on January 6th, President Roosevelt detailed the "four freedoms" that everyone in the world should have: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear. In the same speech, he outlined the benefits of democracy which he said were economic opportunity, employment, social security, and the promise of "adequate health care".

In 1951, he was 28 years old when on April 5th, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (husband and wife) were sentenced to death for treason. They were executed on June 19th. American citizens, they were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. Their two young sons were adopted by a high school teacher and his wife.

In 1961, by the time he was 38 years old, on April 17th, about 1,000 CIA trained Cuban exiles invaded Cuba with the intention of igniting a rebellion and overthrowing Castro. They were defeated within three days. Although the operation began under Eisenhower, Kennedy approved it and the operation, named the Bay of Pigs for the beach where they landed, was a humiliation for the United States.

In 1977, in the year of Dewey Clayton's passing, 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.