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Garland Thornton 1924 - 1981

Garland Thornton of Garfield, Bergen County, NJ was born on August 29, 1924, and died at age 56 years old in May 1981.
Garland Thornton
Garfield, Bergen County, NJ 07026
August 29, 1924
May 1981
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  • 08/29
    1924

    Birthday

    August 29, 1924
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  • 05/dd
    1981

    Death

    May 1981
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    Unknown
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    Garland Thornton lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.
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In 1924, in the year that Garland Thornton was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1934, at the age of just 10 years old, Garland was alive when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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