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John Virkstis 1909 - 1978

John Virkstis of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Massachusetts was born on June 24, 1909, and died at age 69 years old in July 1978.
John Virkstis
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Massachusetts 49504
June 24, 1909
July 1978
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  • 06/24
    1909

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    June 24, 1909
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  • 07/dd
    1978

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    July 1978
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    John Virkstis lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1909, in the year that John Virkstis was born, the NAACP was founded by W. E. B. Du Bois. The organization focused on legal strategies designed to confront the critical civil rights issues of the day - which included lynching and segregation in schools. The goal was to secure for all people the rights guaranteed in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution.
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In 1912, when he was merely 3 years old, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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