Ellen Marie Blakelock (born 1941)

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Ellen Marie Blakelock & Frederick Goodrich Blakelock

c. 1963 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, United States

Ellen Marie Blakelock

Frederick Goodrich Blakelock

Frederick Edward Blakelock Bethellen (Blakelock) Lawson

Christopher Goodrich Blakelock

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Frederick Goodrich Blakelock

Feb 17, 1940 - Unknown

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Frederick Edward Blakelock

Nov 11, 1965 - Unknown

Christopher Goodrich Blakelock

Feb 13, 1968 - Unknown

Bethellen (Blakelock) Lawson

Mar 15, 1970 - Unknown

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In 1941, in the year that Ellen Marie Blakelock was born, on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.

In 1957, on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.

In 1963, the British Secretary of War, 46 year old John Profumo ,was forced to resign when he lied about an affair with 19 year old Christine Keeler. Keeler was also involved with the Soviet naval attaché and charges of espionage were feared. No proof of spying was ever found.

In 1986, on September 8th, the Oprah Winfrey Show went into national syndication. A popular talk show, it was number 1 in the ratings since its debut. The last show aired on May 25, 2011.

In 1992, on February 1st, US President George Bush and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia jointly announced an end to the Cold War, proclaiming a new era of "friendship and partnership". At Camp David in Maryland, they reviewed ways to jointly reduce nuclear arms and support reforms in Russia but no agreement was reached at that meeting.