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Gladys E Ackelson 1921 - 2003

Gladys E Ackelson (1921 - 2003)

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Gladys E Ackelson

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Lakeland, Polk County, Florida 33815

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December 26, 1921

Death

May 3, 2003

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Gladys E Ackelson of Lakeland, Polk County, Florida was born on December 26, 1921, and died at age 81 years old on May 3, 2003.

Gladys E Ackelson Gladys Ackelson (1921 - 2003)

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Gladys Ackelson passed away at age 81 years old on May 3, 2003. Gladys E Ackelson of Lakeland, Polk County, Florida was born on December 26, 1921.

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In 1921, in the year that Gladys E Ackelson was born, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..

In 1937, Gladys was 16 years old when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.

In 1941, at the age of 20 years old, Gladys was alive when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.

In 1979, when she was 58 years old, on November 4th, Iranian militant students seized the US embassy in Teheran and held 52 American citizens and diplomats hostage for 444 days. They were released at the end of the inauguration speech of the newly elected Ronald Reagan.

In 1986, by the time she was 65 years old, on September 8th, the Oprah Winfrey Show went into national syndication. A popular talk show, it was number 1 in the ratings since its debut. The last show aired on May 25, 2011.