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Dora Nail (1889 - 1984)

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Dora Nail
1889 - 1984
Born
October 7, 1889
Death
January 1984
Last Known Residence
Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee 37338
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Dora Nail of Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee was born on October 7, 1889, and died at age 94 years old in January 1984.
Updated: October 3, 2011
Biography ID: 4395557

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Dora Nail passed away at age 94 years old in January 1984. Dora Nail of Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee was born on October 7, 1889.

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Dora Nail lived 22 years longer than the average Nail family member when she died at the age of 94.
The average age of a Nail family member is 72.
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1889 - 1984 World Events

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In 1889, in the year that Dora Nail was born, on March 31st, the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated. Because the elevators were not yet in operation, officials had to climb to the top of the tower - it took an hour. On May 15th, the Tower opened to the public - still without working elevators - but around 30,000 visitors still made the climb. The elevators went into operation on the 26th. The Tower wasn't considered aesthetically pleasing at the time but is now one of the most iconic structures in the world.

In 1930, Dora was 41 years old when on August 6th, N.Y. Supreme Court Judge Joseph Crater went through papers in his office, destroyed some of them, withdrew all his money from the bank - $5,150, sold his stock, met friends at a restaurant for dinner and disappeared after getting into a taxi (or walking down the street - his friends' testimony later changed). His disappearance was reported to the police on September 3rd - almost a month later. His wife didn't know what happened, his fellow Justices had no idea, and his mistresses (he had several) said that they didn't know. While his disappearance was front page news, his fate was never discovered and after 40 years the case was closed, still without knowing if Crater was dead or alive.

In 1948, Dora was 59 years old when on May 14th, the State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel's first Premier, and the U.S. officially recognized Israel. That evening, Egypt launched an air assault on Israel.

In 1970, at the age of 81 years old, Dora was alive when on May 4th, four students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed by National Guardsmen. The students were at a peaceful demonstration protesting the invasion of Cambodia by US forces. There had been precedent for the killing of American college students. The previous year, on May 15th, Alameda County Sheriffs used shotguns against U.C. Berkeley students at a protest for People's Park. One student died, one was blinded, 128 were injured.

In 1984, in the year of Dora Nail's passing, due to outrage about "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (it seemed too "dark" to many and it was rated PG), a new rating was devised - PG-13. The first film rated PG-13 was "Red Dawn".

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