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Ernest Cates 1905 - 1986

Ernest Cates of Clinton, Dewitt County, Illinois was born on July 4, 1905, and died at age 80 years old in February 1986.
Ernest Cates
Clinton, Dewitt County, Illinois 61727
July 4, 1905
February 1986
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    1905

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    July 4, 1905
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  • 02/dd
    1986

    Death

    February 1986
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    Ernest Cates lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1905, in the year that Ernest Cates was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1937, Ernest was 32 years old when on May 28th, the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge opened to cars. Taking 5 years to build, the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge was an engineering marvel of its time - 11 men died during construction. The "international orange" color was chosen because it resisted rust and fading. To the present, it is the symbol of the City that is known throughout the world.
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