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Lorene Thornton 1920 - 2003

Lorene Thornton of East Prairie, Mississippi County, MO was born on December 16, 1920, and died at age 82 years old on August 31, 2003.
Lorene Thornton
East Prairie, Mississippi County, MO 63845
December 16, 1920
August 31, 2003
Female
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  • 12/16
    1920

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    December 16, 1920
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  • 08/31
    2003

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    August 31, 2003
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    Lorene Thornton lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1920, in the year that Lorene Thornton was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1937, she was 17 years old when on May 28th, the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge opened to cars. Taking 5 years to build, the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge was an engineering marvel of its time - 11 men died during construction. The "international orange" color was chosen because it resisted rust and fading. To the present, it is the symbol of the City that is known throughout the world.
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