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Helen Virginia Swanson 1920 - 1974

Helen Virginia Swanson was born on December 11, 1920, and died at age 53 years old on January 8, 1974. Helen Swanson was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section R Site 1598 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Helen Virginia Swanson.
Helen Virginia Swanson
December 11, 1920
January 8, 1974
Female
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  • 12/11
    1920

    Birthday

    December 11, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 01/8
    1974

    Death

    January 8, 1974
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Willamette National Cemetery Section R Site 1598 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1920, in the year that Helen Virginia Swanson was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1943, Helen was 23 years old when 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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