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Dortha Maurine Mcewen 1915 - 2006

Dortha Maurine Mcewen of Pioche, Lincoln County, Nevada was born on July 5, 1915, and died at age 90 years old on April 24, 2006.
Dortha Maurine Mcewen
Pioche, Lincoln County, Nevada 89043
July 5, 1915
April 24, 2006
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  • 07/5
    1915

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    July 5, 1915
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  • 04/24
    2006

    Death

    April 24, 2006
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    Dortha Maurine Mcewen lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1915, in the year that Dortha Maurine Mcewen was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1924, she was only 9 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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