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Eltha Washington 1912 - 2005

Eltha Washington of Oakland, Alameda County, CA was born on July 9, 1912, and died at age 93 years old on July 30, 2005.
Eltha Washington
Oakland, Alameda County, CA 94609
July 9, 1912
July 30, 2005
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Eltha Washington's History: 1912 - 2005

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  • 07/9
    1912

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    July 9, 1912
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  • 07/30
    2005

    Death

    July 30, 2005
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    Eltha Washington lived 26 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 93.
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In 1912, in the year that Eltha Washington was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1941, at the age of 29 years old, Eltha was alive when 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.
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