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Elson Tillman 1920 - 1980

Elson Tillman was born on February 1, 1920, and died at age 60 years old in June 1980. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elson Tillman.
Elson Tillman
February 1, 1920
June 1980
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    1920

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    February 1, 1920
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  • 06/dd
    1980

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    June 1980
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    Elson Tillman lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 60.
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In 1920, in the year that Elson Tillman was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1938, this person was 18 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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