Frances' immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Pierce family tree.

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Charles & Ida Bell Pierce

Leona Colleen Matz

Mason Willard Pierce

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Robert L Pierce Sr

Robert L Pierce Sr

Ernest W. Pierce

Willard William Mason Pierce

The Pierce Family of Michigan

Willard Pierce, 1990

Willard W Pierce

The Dulaneys

Younger Dulaneys

Katherine "Katie" B. (Towne) Pierce Williams

Seymour B. Pierce

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In 1919, in the year that Frances Pierce was born, Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.

In 1927, when she was only 8 years old, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".

In 1956, Frances was 37 years old when on May 20th, the U.S. tested the first hydrogen bomb dropped from a plane over Bikini Atoll. Previously, hydrogen bombs had only been tested on the ground. The Atomic Age moved forward.

In 1966, at the age of 47 years old, Frances was alive when on July 1st, Medicare became available after President Johnson signed into law the Medicare Act in 1965. President Truman had received the first Medicare card since he had been the first to propose national healthcare law. insurance.

In 1981, in the year of Frances Pierce's passing, on January 20th, Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the United States. He ran against the incumbent, Jimmy Carter, and won 50.7% of the popular vote to Carter's 41.0%.