Joel L Poydock (1962 - 2000)

Joel's biography
This collaborative biography is for you to show & tell Joel's life so that he is always remembered. What's this?
Ethnicity & Lineage
Nationality & Locations
Education
Religion
Baptism
Professions
Personal Life
Military Service
Average Age
Life Expectancy
Family Tree
Joel's Family Tree
![]()
Partner
Child
Partner
Child
|
Sibling
|
Friends
Friends can be as close as family. Add Joel's family friends, and his friends from childhood through adulthood.
Photos
Nobody has shared photos of Joel L Poydock! Please help add a face to the name by sharing a photo of Joel.
Comments
Leave a comment to ask questions, share information, or simply to show that you care about Joel.
Obituary
Share Joel's obituary or write your own to preserve his legacy.
1962 - 2000 World Events
Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Joel's lifetime.
In 1962, in the year that Joel L Poydock was born, on February 20th, Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. became the first American to orbit the Earth. The Friendship 7 flew three times around the earth in 4 hours and 55 minutes. At age 77, Glenn returned to space - the oldest person to fly in space.
In 1970, he was only 8 years old when on May 4th, four students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed by National Guardsmen. The students were at a peaceful demonstration protesting the invasion of Cambodia by US forces. There had been precedent for the killing of American college students. The previous year, on May 15th, Alameda County Sheriffs used shotguns against U.C. Berkeley students at a protest for People's Park. One student died, one was blinded, 128 were injured.
In 1975, by the time he was just 13 years old, on September 5th, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme tried to assassinate President Ford in Sacramento, California. She failed when her gun wouldn't fire. President Ford escaped a second assassination attempt 17 days later on September 22 when Sarah Jane Moore tried to shoot him in San Francisco. A bystander saw her raise her arm, grabbed it, and the shot went wild.
In 1987, by the time he was 25 years old, was the first time that a criminal in the United States - a serial rapist - was convicted through the use of DNA evidence.
In 1992, when he was 30 years old, on February 1st, US President George Bush and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia jointly announced an end to the Cold War, proclaiming a new era of "friendship and partnership". At Camp David in Maryland, they reviewed ways to jointly reduce nuclear arms and support reforms in Russia but no agreement was reached at that meeting.