Dorothy I Byrnes (1920 - 1999)

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Donald Charles Joseph Byrnes

Elizabeth Veronica Tierney

Richard James Hope

Donald Charles Joseph Byrnes

Fay Patricia (Hope) Byrnes

Donald Charles Joseph Byrnes

Mrs Elizabeth Hope nee Maher

Honorah (Williams) Byrnes

Donald & Fay (Hope) Byrnes, 1950

Donald Charles Joseph Byrnes

FDR Relief Program - New Deal

Sarrah Ann Byrnes Donohue

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In 1920, in the year that Dorothy I Byrnes 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.

In 1942, Dorothy was 22 years old when from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.

In 1969, by the time she was 49 years old, on January 20th, Richard M. Nixon became the 37th President of the United States. Previously the Vice President to President Eisenhower, Nixon was the only President to resign in office - in his second term.

In 1985, at the age of 65 years old, Dorothy was alive when on March 7th, the song "We Are the World" was released as a charity effort to alleviate the African famine. The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones. They were joined by 37 other famous singers in the recording studio and a phenomena had begun

In 1995, Dorothy was 75 years old when on September 3rd, eBay was founded in San Jose California. Beginning as simply a place for Pierre Omidyar's girlfriend (now wife) to share her Pez passion and collection online, the site has become a multibillion-dollar business and operates in 30 countries.