
Maria Torruella (1909 - 1987)
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1909 - In the year that Maria Torruella was born, the NAACP was founded by W. E. B. Du Bois. The organization focused on legal strategies designed to confront the critical civil rights issues of the day - which included lynching and segregation in schools. The goal was to secure for all people the rights guaranteed in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution.
1914 - When she was just 5 years old, in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.
1945 - By the time she was 36 years old, on December 5th, Flight 19 was lost in the Bermuda Triangle. All five planes and 14 airmen disappeared, as did 13 crew on a plane that was dispatched to find them. The official Navy reported the disappearance as "cause unknown".
1986 - By the time she was 77 years old, on September 8th, the Oprah Winfrey Show went into national syndication. A popular talk show, it was number 1 in the ratings since its debut. The last show aired on May 25, 2011.
1987 - In the year of Maria Torruella's passing, was the first time that a criminal in the United States - a serial rapist - was convicted through the use of DNA evidence.
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Maria Torruella passed away in May 1987 at 77 years old. No cause of death has been listed. She was born on June 12, 1909. There is no information about Maria's family. We know that Maria Torruella had been residing in Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida.Memories
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