
James Deck (1877 - 1967)
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James Deck lived
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when he died at the age of 89.
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James Deck died in May 1967 at 89 years of age. He was born on October 29, 1877. We are unaware of information about James's surviving family. We know that James Deck had been residing in Oakland, Alameda County, California.1877 - 1967 World Events
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In 1877, in the year that James Deck was born, on November 21st, Thomas Edison announced his new invention - the phonograph. Recording sound was considered to be Edison's first great invention. On November 29th, he demonstrated the phonograph for the public.
In 1881, when he was only 4 years old, on May 21st, Clara Barton, a nurse, founded the American Red Cross. She was inspired by the Red Cross in Geneva Switzerland and the International Red Cross.
In 1948, when he was 71 years old, on January 30th, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by a member of a Hindu nationalist party who thought that Gandhi was too accommodating to Muslims. The man, Nathuram Godse, shot Gandhi 3 times. He died immediately. The shooter was tried, convicted, and hung in November 1949.
In 1959, he was 82 years old when on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.
In 1967, in the year of James Deck's passing, on October 2nd, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court justice. Marshall was the great-grandson of a slave and graduated first in his class at Howard University Law School. His nomination to the Supreme Court was approved by the Senate, 69 to 11.
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