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Joan Rittenhouse 1924 - 1979

Joan Rittenhouse of Costa Mesa, Orange County, CA was born on January 2, 1924, and died at age 55 years old in November 1979.
Costa Mesa, Orange County, CA 92626
January 2, 1924
November 1979
Female
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Joan Rittenhouse's History: 1924 - 1979

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    1924

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    January 2, 1924
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    1979

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    November 1979
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    Joan Rittenhouse lived 19 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 55.
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In 1924, in the year that Joan Rittenhouse was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1935, at the age of only 11 years old, Joan was alive when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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