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John Pettit 1919 - 1978

John Pettit was born on October 29, 1919, and died at age 58 years old in March 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Pettit.
John Pettit
October 29, 1919
March 1978
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  • 10/29
    1919

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    October 29, 1919
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  • 03/dd
    1978

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    March 1978
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    John Pettit lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 58.
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In 1919, in the year that John Pettit was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1937, John was 18 years old when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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