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Hannah Wishon (1902 - 1986)

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Hannah Wishon
1902 - 1986
Born
February 2, 1902
Death
March 1986
Last Known Residence
Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas 72756
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Hannah Wishon of Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas was born on February 2, 1902, and died at age 84 years old in March 1986.
Updated: November 5, 2011
Biography ID: 62929781

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Hannah Wishon passed away at age 84 years old in March 1986. Hannah Wishon of Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas was born on February 2, 1902.

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Hannah Wishon lived 13 years longer than the average Wishon family member when she died at the age of 84.
The average age of a Wishon family member is 71.
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1902 - 1986 World Events

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In 1902, in the year that Hannah Wishon was born, the modern air conditioner was invented by Willis H. Carrier. The company that he worked for needed to find a way to control humidity and by solving this problem, Carrier created a system that could be used for cooling the rooms of a house. The Sun Belt thanks him!

In 1921, she was 19 years old when the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.

In 1950, she was 48 years old when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.

In 1974, by the time she was 72 years old, on August 9th, Gerald R. Ford became the 38th President of the United States. He had been Vice President for 8 months when he became President due to the resignation of President Nixon.

In 1986, in the year of Hannah Wishon's passing, 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.

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