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George Popowich 1927 - 2000

George Popowich of Rochester, Monroe County, NY was born on April 5, 1927, and died at age 72 years old on March 17, 2000.
George Popowich
Rochester, Monroe County, NY 14616
April 5, 1927
March 17, 2000
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  • 04/5
    1927

    Birthday

    April 5, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Monroe County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 12106782 Enlisted: November 26, 1945 in Rochester New York Military branch: No Branch Assignment Private Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Electrical Machinery And Accessories, N.e.c.
  • 03/17
    2000

    Death

    March 17, 2000
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1927, in the year that George Popowich was born, 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".
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In 1943, by the time he was 16 years old, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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