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James Preston 1900 - 1974

James Preston of Wonder Lake, McHenry County, Illinois was born on May 28, 1900, and died at age 74 years old in August 1974.
James Preston
Wonder Lake, McHenry County, Illinois 60097
May 28, 1900
August 1974
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    1900

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    May 28, 1900
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  • 08/dd
    1974

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    August 1974
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    James Preston lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1900, in the year that James Preston was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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In 1914, he was just 14 years old when in August, the world's first red and green traffic lights were installed at the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland Ohio. The electric traffic light had been invented by a policeman in Salt Lake City Utah in 1912.
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