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George Compton 1920 - 1982

George Compton of Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee was born on February 16, 1920, and died at age 62 years old in October 1982.
George Compton
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee 37664
February 16, 1920
October 1982
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George Compton's History: 1920 - 1982

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  • 02/16
    1920

    Birthday

    February 16, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Blount County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34044215 Enlisted: May 20, 1941 in Ft Oglethorpe Georgia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Carpenters
  • 10/dd
    1982

    Death

    October 1982
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that George Compton 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 1933, when he was merely 13 years old, on December 5th, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. The 21st Amendment said "The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed." Alcohol was legal again! It was the only amendment to the Constitution approved for the explicit purpose of repealing a previously existing amendment. South Carolina was the only state to reject the Amendment.
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