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James Thurber 1936 - 1981

James Thurber was born on August 7, 1936, and died at age 44 years old in May 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Thurber.
James Thurber
August 7, 1936
May 1981
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  • 08/7
    1936

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    August 7, 1936
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  • 05/dd
    1981

    Death

    May 1981
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    James Thurber lived 30 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 44.
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In 1936, in the year that James Thurber was born, on November 2nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) debuted the world's first regular high-definition television service. The channel had a short schedule - Monday through Saturday, 3:00p to 4:00p and 9:00p to 10:00p. The first broadcast was "Opening of the BBC Television Service".
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In 1943, James was just 7 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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