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John Houston 1911 - 1971

John Houston of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas was born on May 5, 1911, and died at age 60 years old in June 1971.
John Houston
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas 77550
May 5, 1911
June 1971
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John Houston's History: 1911 - 1971

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    1911

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    May 5, 1911
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  • 06/dd
    1971

    Death

    June 1971
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    John Houston lived 11 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 60.
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In 1911, in the year that John Houston was born, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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In 1922, by the time he was just 11 years old, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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