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Luke Lyons 1904 - 1970

Luke Lyons of Gardiner, Ulster County, NY was born on December 22, 1904, and died at age 65 years old in October 1970.
Luke Lyons
Gardiner, Ulster County, NY 12525
December 22, 1904
October 1970
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Luke Lyons' History: 1904 - 1970

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  • 12/22
    1904

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    December 22, 1904
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  • 10/dd
    1970

    Death

    October 1970
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    Luke Lyons lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1904, in the year that Luke Lyons was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1924, at the age of 20 years old, Luke was alive when 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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