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Louella Cobb 1900 - 1966

Louella Cobb (1900 - 1966)
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Louella Cobb
Last Known Residence
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60621
Born
June 21, 1900
Death
February 1966
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Louella Cobb of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on June 21, 1900, and died at age 65 years old in February 1966.

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Louella Cobb
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60621
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June 21, 1900
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Louella Cobb passed away at age 65 years old in February 1966. Louella Cobb of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on June 21, 1900.

Average Age & Life Expectancy

Louella Cobb lived 6 years shorter than the average Cobb family member when she died at the age of 65.
The average age of a Cobb family member is 71.
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1900 - 1966 World Events

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In 1900, in the year that Louella Cobb was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.

In 1910, by the time she was only 10 years old, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. U.S. publisher W.D. Boyce was visiting England when he became lost in the London fog. An unknown Boy Scout helped him find his way out, declining a tip (he said that he was a Boy Scout and was doing his good deed for the day). Boyce was so impressed that he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America when he returned home. Its purpose was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values."

In 1928, she was 28 years old when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.

In 1937, when she was 37 years old, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.

In 1966, in the year of Louella Cobb's passing, on July 1st, Medicare became available after President Johnson signed into law the Medicare Act in 1965. President Truman had received the first Medicare card since he had been the first to propose national healthcare law. insurance.

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