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Leon Ruffus 1924 - 2003

Leon Ruffus was born on July 30, 1924, and died at age 79 years old on August 11, 2003. Leon Ruffus was buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery Section HH Site 96 R.r. #1 - 5063 Camp Butler Road, in Springfield, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leon Ruffus.

Leon Ruffus
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    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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In 1924, in the year that Leon Ruffus was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1936, by the time he was merely 12 years old, on November 2nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) debuted the world's first regular high-definition television service. The channel had a short schedule - Monday through Saturday, 3:00p to 4:00p and 9:00p to 10:00p. The first broadcast was "Opening of the BBC Television Service".
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