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John B. Thornton 1941 - 2010

John Bruce Thornton of Huntington, Angelina County, Texas was born on January 31, 1941, and died at age 69 years old on August 26, 2010.
John Bruce Thornton
Huntington, Angelina County, Texas 75949
January 31, 1941
August 26, 2010
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  • 01/31
    1941

    Birthday

    January 31, 1941
    Birthdate
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  • Nationality & Locations

    Angelina County, Texas
  • 08/26
    2010

    Death

    August 26, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    John B. Thornton lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1941, in the year that John B. Thornton was born, on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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In 1968, he was 27 years old when on January 31st, the North Vietnamese launched the Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War. 70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces swarmed into South Vietnam. The South Vietnamese and US troops held off the offensive but it was such fierce fighting that the U.S. public began to turn against the war.
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John B. Thornton

November 10, 1983
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