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Florence M Ribbe (1908 - 1993)

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Florence M Ribbe
1908 - 1993
Born
May 8, 1908
Death
July 3, 1993
Last Known Residence
Moscow, Latah County, Idaho 83843
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Florence M Ribbe of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho was born on May 8, 1908, and died at age 85 years old on July 3, 1993.
Updated: October 6, 2011
Biography ID: 17846232

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Florence Ribbe passed away at age 85 years old on July 3, 1993. Florence M Ribbe of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho was born on May 8, 1908.

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Florence M Ribbe lived 11 years longer than the average Ribbe family member when she died at the age of 85.
The average age of a Ribbe family member is 74.
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1908 - 1993 World Events

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In 1908, in the year that Florence M Ribbe was born, unemployment in the U.S. was at 8.0% and the cost of a first-class stamp was 2 cents while the population in the United States was 88,710,000. The world population was almost 4.4 billion.

In 1939, she was 31 years old when on the 1st of September, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On September 17th, the Soviet Union invaded Poland as well. Poland expected help from France and the United Kingdom, since they had a pact with both. But no help came. By October 6th, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany held full control of the previously Polish lands. Eventually, the invasion of Poland lead to World War II.

In 1964, Florence was 56 years old when on June 11th, activist Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa for conspiring to overthrow the state (because of his numerous anti-apartheid activities). He served 27 years in prison.

In 1980, by the time she was 72 years old, on April 24th, a rescue attempt was begun in the Iranian Hostage Crisis. The attempt failed and 8 US servicemen were killed. Eight helicopters had been sent for the mission, but only 5 arrived in operating condition., Since the military had advised that the mission be aborted if there were fewer than 6 helicopters, President Carter stopped it. Upon leaving, a helicopter collided with a transport plane and the men were killed.

In 1993, in the year of Florence M Ribbe's passing, on January 20th, William J. Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States. He beat incumbent George H.W. Bush who was seeking his second term. Clinton won 43.01% of the popular vote to Bush's 37.45%. An independent candidate, Ross Perot, won 18.91% - the most votes for an independent candidate since Teddy Roosevelt's run for President in 1912.

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