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Joseph A Block 1902 - 1998

Joseph A Block of Prairie Village, Johnson County, KS was born on June 2, 1902, and died at age 96 years old on September 22, 1998.
Joseph A Block
Prairie Village, Johnson County, KS 66208
June 2, 1902
September 22, 1998
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  • 06/2
    1902

    Birthday

    June 2, 1902
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  • 09/22
    1998

    Death

    September 22, 1998
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    Joseph A Block lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 96.
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In 1902, in the year that Joseph A Block was born, the world famous Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, made the first gramophone recording by a popular singer. Accompanied by only a piano, his voice recordings became a big seller and did much to popularize the new-fangled gramophone. He had to sing into a metal "horn" that relayed his voice to a metal disc. And the songs had to be under 4 and a half minutes!
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In 1925, Joseph was 23 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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