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Joseph Thornton 1887 - 1980

Joseph Thornton of Aylett, King William County, Virginia was born on March 16, 1887, and died at age 93 years old in July 1980.

Joseph Thornton

Aylett, King William County, Virginia 23009

March 16, 1887

July 1980

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In 1887, in the year that Joseph Thornton was born, on January 28th, the largest recorded snowflakes fell in a snowstorm in Fort Keogh, Montana. They were supposed to have been 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. A rancher in the area said that they were “larger than milk pans”. A Wild West tall tale? Not according to the Guinness World Records book.

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In 1927, he was 40 years old when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".

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