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Eugene R Forkum 1917 - 1996

Eugene R Forkum of Nashville, Davidson County, TN was born on May 15, 1917, and died at age 78 years old on April 14, 1996.
Eugene R Forkum
Nashville, Davidson County, TN 37214
May 15, 1917
April 14, 1996
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  • 05/15
    1917

    Birthday

    May 15, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Davidson County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34984152 Enlisted: March 22, 1944 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Checkers
  • 04/14
    1996

    Death

    April 14, 1996
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that Eugene R Forkum was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1928, when he was merely 11 years old, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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