Hal Freeman Sr.
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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  1. 1. Summary
  2. 2. Biography & Family History
  3. 3. Family Tree & Genealogy
  4. 4. Obituary
  5. 5. Family Photos
  6. 6. Memories
  7. 7. Additional Records
  8. 8. Record Sources

Hal Freeman Sr. (1937 - 2008)

Hal Freeman Sr. was born on February 24, 1937 at Bennettsville, SC. He was born to Mae B Freeman, and we currently have no other siblings in his family tree. He died on October 23, 2008 at Owensboro, KY at age 71.
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Birth

at Bennettsville, SC,

Death

at Owensboro, KY,

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Average Age

Hal Freeman Sr. lived 1 year longer than the average Freeman family member when he died at the age of 71.

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Family

Mother: Mae B Freeman

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1937 - In the year that Hal Freeman Sr. was born, 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.

1951 - Hal was just 14 years old when on June 25th, CBS began broadcasting in color. There were well over 10 million televisions by that time. The first show in color was a musical variety special titled "Premiere". Hardly anyone had a color TV that could see the show.

1956 - At the age of 19 years old, Hal was alive when on May 20th, the U.S. tested the first hydrogen bomb dropped from a plane over Bikini Atoll. Previously, hydrogen bombs had only been tested on the ground. The Atomic Age moved forward.

1959 - He was 22 years old when on January 3rd, Alaska became the 49th state of the United States and the first state not a part of the contiguous United States. The flag was changed to display 49 stars.

1988 - When he was 51 years old, on December 21st, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie Scotland. The explosion killed all 259 people on board and another 11 on the ground. The flight had left Heathrow Airport in London less than an hour before, on its way to New York. After an exhaustive (and long) investigation it came to be believed that two individuals from Libya had planted the bomb.

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Hal Freeman Sr.
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Hal Freeman Sr. died on October 23, 2008 at Owensboro, KY at 71 years of age. No cause of death has been listed. He was born on February 24, 1937 at Bennettsville, SC. He was born to Mae B Freeman, and we currently have no other siblings in his family tree.

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