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Ila Pettit 1915 - 1982

Ila Pettit of Shelby, Richland County, Ohio was born on November 12, 1915, and died at age 66 years old in February 1982.
Ila Pettit
Shelby, Richland County, Ohio 44875
November 12, 1915
February 1982
Female
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Ila Pettit's History: 1915 - 1982

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    1915

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    November 12, 1915
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  • 02/dd
    1982

    Death

    February 1982
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    Ila Pettit lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1915, in the year that Ila Pettit was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1920, she was just 5 years old when 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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