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John Ratkewicz 1918 - 2002

John Ratkewicz of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, NY was born on January 1, 1918, and died at age 84 years old on January 1, 2002.
John Ratkewicz
Amsterdam, Montgomery County, NY 12010
January 1, 1918
January 1, 2002
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John Ratkewicz's History: 1918 - 2002

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    1918

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    January 1, 1918
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  • 01/1
    2002

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    January 1, 2002
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    John Ratkewicz lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1918, in the year that John Ratkewicz was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1934, John was 16 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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