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Marion Stroop 1921 - 2003

Marion Stroop (1921 - 2003)
Full legal name
Marion Stroop
Last Known Residence
Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania 19518
Born
July 27, 1921
Death
August 8, 2003
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Marion Stroop of Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania was born on July 27, 1921, and died at age 82 years old on August 8, 2003.

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Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania 19518
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July 27, 1921
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Marion Stroop passed away at age 82 years old on August 8, 2003. Marion Stroop of Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania was born on July 27, 1921.

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Marion Stroop lived 9 years longer than the average Stroop family member when she died at the age of 82.
The average age of a Stroop family member is 73.
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1921 - 2003 World Events

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In 1921, in the year that Marion Stroop was born, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..

In 1936, Marion was merely 15 years old when on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.

In 1948, she was 27 years old when on May 14th, the State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel's first Premier, and the U.S. officially recognized Israel. That evening, Egypt launched an air assault on Israel.

In 1954, Marion was 33 years old when on May 17th, the Supreme Court released a decision on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The ruling stated that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional thus paving the way for integration in schools.

In 1973, when she was 52 years old, in October, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned - President Nixon nominated Gerald Ford for Vice President. Nixon's tax returns came under investigation. Nixon offered the recently discovered Oval Office tapes be heard by one person and summarized - his offer was rejected by the Special Prosecutor. Nixon ordered the Attorney General, then the assistant Attorney General, to fire the Special Prosecutor. Both refused and were fired. The Solicitor General became the acting Attorney General and fired the Special Prosecutor (the Saturday Night Massacre). Nixon releases some of the tapes, under extreme pressure because of the firings.

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