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John Richards 1920 - 1978

John Richards was born on January 1, 1920, and died at age 58 years old in July 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Richards.
John Richards
January 1, 1920
July 1978
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    1920

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    1978

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    July 1978
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    John Richards lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 58.
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In 1920, in the year that John Richards was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1938, John was 18 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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