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Dorothy Nelson 1920 - 2005

Dorothy Nelson was born on October 11, 1920, and died at age 85 years old on October 12, 2005. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dorothy Nelson.
Dorothy Nelson
October 11, 1920
October 12, 2005
Female
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  • 10/11
    1920

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    October 11, 1920
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  • 10/12
    2005

    Death

    October 12, 2005
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    Dorothy Nelson lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1920, in the year that Dorothy Nelson 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 1952, Dorothy was 32 years old when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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