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Floyd Dawson 1896 - 1980

Floyd Dawson of Streator, La Salle County, Illinois was born on October 6, 1896, and died at age 83 years old in June 1980.
Floyd Dawson
Streator, La Salle County, Illinois 61364
October 6, 1896
June 1980
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Floyd Dawson's History: 1896 - 1980

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  • 10/6
    1896

    Birthday

    October 6, 1896
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  • 06/dd
    1980

    Death

    June 1980
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    Floyd Dawson lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1896, in the year that Floyd Dawson was born, in April, the first study on global warming due to CO2 - carbon dioxide - in the atmosphere was published by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius. Arrhenius concluded that human activity due to the Industrial Revolution would amplify CO2 in the atmosphere, causing a greenhouse effect. His conclusions have been extensively tested in the ensuing 100+ years and are still seen to hold true.
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In 1935, Floyd was 39 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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