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George R Ratchford 1916 - 1987

George R Ratchford of Gastonia, Gaston County, NC was born on August 28, 1916, and died at age 71 years old on November 15, 1987.
George R Ratchford
Gastonia, Gaston County, NC 28054
August 28, 1916
November 15, 1987
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  • 08/28
    1916

    Birthday

    August 28, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Gaston County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34090475 Enlisted: April 6, 1941 in Ft Jackson Columbia South Carolina Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Machinists
  • 11/15
    1987

    Death

    November 15, 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1916, in the year that George R Ratchford was born, visiting nurse Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. at 46 Amboy St. in Brooklyn New York. Ten days after the clinic opened, Sanger was arrested for "violating laws against giving out birth control information" which was defined as obscenity. The clinic was not handing out birth control - just information about sex and birth control methods. (The Comstock law categorized information about abortion, family planning, and contraception as “obscene”.) The clinics and organizations that Sanger established later evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
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In 1947, he was 31 years old when on April 15th, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing first base. He was the first black man to play in the Major Leagues. Since the 1880's, professional baseball had been segregated and blacks played in the "Negro leagues". He went on to play for 10 years.
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