James Baker Farrimond (1922 - 1970)

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James's Family

John William Farrimond

Millie (Baker) Farrimond

Bonnie Darlene (Farrimond) Wright Donna Nmn (Farrimond) Jensen Reba (Farrimond) Bauer James Baker Farrimond

Alberta Nmn (Farrimond) Sorensen Ruth Nmn (Farrimond) Wright Jack Ellison Farrimond Jossine Marlu (Farrimond) Saurey

Parents:

John William Farrimond

Aug 11, 1881 - Jan 29, 1973

Millie (Baker) Farrimond

Oct 7, 1896 - Jan 2, 1972

Siblings:

Alberta Nmn (Farrimond) Sorensen

Apr 15, 1918 - Apr 10, 1973

Bonnie Darlene (Farrimond) Wright

Feb 3, 1916 - Apr 12, 2011

Ruth Nmn (Farrimond) Wright

May 4, 1920 - Jun 28, 2010

Donna Nmn (Farrimond) Jensen

Unknown - Unknown

Jack Ellison Farrimond

Aug 17, 1926 - May 9, 2003

Reba (Farrimond) Bauer

Jan 5, 1929 - Jun 28, 2010

Jossine Marlu (Farrimond) Saurey

1932 - Aug 31, 2016

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Jossine Nmn ((Farrimond)) Saurey

Added: Jan 29, 2019

Reba ((Farrimond)) Bauer

Added: Jan 29, 2019

Alberta (Farrimond) Sorensen

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Bonnie Darlene (Farrimond) Wright

Added: Jan 29, 2019

John William Farrimond

Added: Jan 29, 2019

Millie Nmn (Baker) Farrimond

Added: Jan 29, 2019

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In 1922, in the year that James Baker Farrimond was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.

In 1939, he was 17 years old when in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.

In 1944, James was 22 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.

In 1952, he was 30 years old when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.

In 1970, in the year of James Baker Farrimond's passing, on May 1st, US troops invaded Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War. The invasion of Cambodia was a Nixon policy, although it was argued against by both his Secretary of State and his Secretary of Defense.