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Frank A Shum 1920 - 2008

Frank A Shum of Brookfield, Cook County, IL was born on January 1, 1920, and died at age 88 years old on November 12, 2008.
Frank A Shum
Brookfield, Cook County, IL 60513
January 1, 1920
November 12, 2008
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  • 01/1
    1920

    Birthday

    January 1, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Cook County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36307450 Enlisted: December 3, 1941 in Cp Grant Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Filers, Grinders, Buffers, And Polishers (metal)
  • 11/12
    2008

    Death

    November 12, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Frank A Shum was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1934, Frank was just 14 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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