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Leona R Downs 1914 - 1992

Leona R Downs was born on July 21, 1914, and died at age 77 years old on February 19, 1992. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leona R Downs.
Leona R Downs
July 21, 1914
February 19, 1992
Female
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  • 07/21
    1914

    Birthday

    July 21, 1914
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  • 02/19
    1992

    Death

    February 19, 1992
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Leona R Downs lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1914, in the year that Leona R Downs was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1957, by the time she was 43 years old, on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.
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