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John A Powell 1915 - 1997

John A Powell of Greensboro, Guilford County, NC was born on January 11, 1915, and died at age 82 years old on June 16, 1997.
John A Powell
Greensboro, Guilford County, NC 27408
January 11, 1915
June 16, 1997
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  • 01/11
    1915

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    January 11, 1915
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  • 06/16
    1997

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    June 16, 1997
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    John A Powell lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1915, in the year that John A Powell was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1920, he was just 5 years old when on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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