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Doretha Edwards 1920 - 1977

Doretha Edwards was born on April 6, 1920, and died at age 57 years old in September 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Doretha Edwards.
Doretha Edwards
April 6, 1920
September 1977
Female
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  • 04/6
    1920

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    April 6, 1920
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  • 09/dd
    1977

    Death

    September 1977
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    Doretha Edwards lived 14 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 57.
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In 1920, in the year that Doretha Edwards was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1944, when she was 24 years old, on June 22nd, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, called the G.I. Bill, was signed into law, pushed through by the veteran's organizations. Benefits provided for veterans to return to school (high school, vocational school, or college), obtain low interest home mortgages and low interest business loans, and (if needed) one year of unemployment insurance. Since most returning vets immediately found work, less than 20% of the unemployment benefits were distributed.
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