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Martha Evelyn Birkett 1920 - 2009

Martha Evelyn Birkett of San Antonio, Bexar County, TX was born on June 19, 1920, and died at age 89 years old on August 23, 2009. Martha Birkett was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 25 Site 1043 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio.
Martha Evelyn Birkett
San Antonio, Bexar County, TX 78232
June 19, 1920
August 23, 2009
Female
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  • 06/19
    1920

    Birthday

    June 19, 1920
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 08/23
    2009

    Death

    August 23, 2009
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    Unknown
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    Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 25 Site 1043 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx 78209
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In 1920, in the year that Martha Evelyn Birkett was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1937, at the age of 17 years old, Martha was alive when 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.
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