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Joseph Henry Ritchel 1920 - 2009

Joseph Henry Ritchel of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on October 20, 1920, and died at age 88 years old on April 21, 2009. Joseph Ritchel was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section T1 Site 21 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.
Joseph Henry Ritchel
Houston, Harris County, TX 77072
October 20, 1920
April 21, 2009
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  • 10/20
    1920

    Birthday

    October 20, 1920
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: LTJG Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/21
    2009

    Death

    April 21, 2009
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Houston National Cemetery Section T1 Site 21 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx 77038
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In 1920, in the year that Joseph Henry Ritchel 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 1931, at the age of only 11 years old, Joseph was alive when on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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