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Saundra Lynn Hancock

Saundra Lynn Hancock

Ronald Warren Hancock

Anita Louise Rockwell Hancock

Jay Goodbar, 1942 Seniors from Fresno

John Hancock 1861-1912

James Hancock 1893-1949

4th Squadron, 2nd Platoon; South Korea 1951

Joseph Henry & Isabella Hancock

W.P.Hancock

Golden Wedding Day, Ellen & William

GGndma Martha,husband,gdaughter Martha

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Hancock- Herman sutdios,FortWayne, IN

Grave of Letitia Hancock Abbott

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In 1919, in the year that Jim Hancock was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.

In 1925, when he was merely 6 years old, on November 28th, radio station WSM broadcast the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Originally airing as “The WSM Barn Dance”, the Opry (a local term for "opera") was dedicated to honoring country music and in its history has featured the biggest stars and acts in country music.

In 1935, he was 16 years old when the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".

In 1944, at the age of 25 years old, Jim was alive 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 1980, in the year of Jim Hancock's passing, on December 8th, ex-Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman in front of his home - the Dakota - in New York City. Chapman was found guilty of murder and still remains in jail.