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Mary A Purnell 1919 - 1992

Mary A Purnell of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on May 21, 1919, and died at age 72 years old on April 15, 1992.
Mary A Purnell
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19140
May 21, 1919
April 15, 1992
Female
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Mary A Purnell's History: 1919 - 1992

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  • 05/21
    1919

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    May 21, 1919
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  • 04/15
    1992

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    April 15, 1992
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    Mary A Purnell lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1919, in the year that Mary A Purnell was born, the "Black Sox Scandal" rocked baseball fans during the World Series. Eight players on the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series, thus allowing the Cincinnati Reds to win, and making money off of the losses. All of the players were found not guilty by a jury but the fallout lasted for decades. The players were banned from baseball even though they were found innocent.
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In 1943, by the time she was 24 years old, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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