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John Preston 1896 - 1959

John Preston was born on January 7, 1896, and died at age 63 years old in August 1959. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Preston.
John Preston
January 7, 1896
August 1959
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  • 01/7
    1896

    Birthday

    January 7, 1896
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  • 08/dd
    1959

    Death

    August 1959
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    John Preston lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1896, in the year that John Preston was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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In 1920, when he was 24 years old, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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