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Marcus Sweatt 1903 - 1971

Marcus Sweatt (1903 - 1971)
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Marcus Sweatt
Last Known Residence
Norway, Oxford County, Maine 04268
Born
March 6, 1903
Death
November 1971
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Marcus Sweatt of Norway, Oxford County, Maine was born on March 6, 1903, and died at age 68 years old in November 1971.

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Norway, Oxford County, Maine 04268
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March 6, 1903
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Marcus Sweatt passed away at age 68 years old in November 1971. Marcus Sweatt of Norway, Oxford County, Maine was born on March 6, 1903.

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Marcus Sweatt lived 3 years shorter than the average Sweatt family member when he died at the age of 68.
The average age of a Sweatt family member is 71.
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1903 - 1971 World Events

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In 1903, in the year that Marcus Sweatt was born, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company was begun by two childhood friends, William Harley and Arthur Davidson - with help from Arthur's brother, Walter. Their first prototype - a "motor-bicycle" - couldn't climb hills without also pedaling, so they went back to the drawing board, and in 1904 their new version came in 4th in a race. Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company were the only two major motorcycle companies to survive the Great Depression.

In 1910, by the time he was just 7 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 1959, he was 56 years old when on January 3rd, Alaska became the 49th state of the United States and the first state not a part of the contiguous United States. The flag was changed to display 49 stars.

In 1967, Marcus was 64 years old when on October 2nd, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court justice. Marshall was the great-grandson of a slave and graduated first in his class at Howard University Law School. His nomination to the Supreme Court was approved by the Senate, 69 to 11.

In 1971, in the year of Marcus Sweatt's passing, on May 3rd, 10,000 federal troops, 5,100 officers of the D.C. Metropolitan Police, 2,000 members of the D.C. National Guard, and federal agents assembled in Washington DC to prevent an estimated 10,000 Vietnam War protesters from marching. President Nixon (who was in California) refused to give federal employees the day off and they had to navigate the police and protesters, adding to the confusion. By the end of a few days of protest, 12,614 people had been arrested - making it the largest mass arrest in US history.

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