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Janie Torres 1931 - 2007

Janie Torres of Matador, Motley County, Texas was born on October 20, 1931, and died at age 76 years old on December 14, 2007.
Janie Torres
Matador, Motley County, Texas 79244
October 20, 1931
December 14, 2007
Female
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Janie Torres' History: 1931 - 2007

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  • 10/20
    1931

    Birthday

    October 20, 1931
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  • 12/14
    2007

    Death

    December 14, 2007
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    Janie Torres lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1931, in the year that Janie Torres was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1943, she was merely 12 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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