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Forrest Gortner 1900 - 1971

Forrest Gortner of Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland was born on September 19, 1900, and died at age 70 years old in January 1971.
Forrest Gortner
Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland 21550
September 19, 1900
January 1971
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Forrest Gortner's History: 1900 - 1971

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    1900

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    September 19, 1900
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    1971

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    January 1971
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    Forrest Gortner lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1900, in the year that Forrest Gortner was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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In 1916, he was 16 years old when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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