Matilda Kurta
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Matilda Kurta (1920 - 1981)

Matilda Kurta was born on May 18, 1920. She died in March 1981 at 60 years of age. We know that Matilda Kurta had been residing in Glassport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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Glassport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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Matilda Kurta lived 12 years shorter than the average Kurta family member when she died at the age of 60.

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1920 - In the year that Matilda Kurta was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.

1959 - At the age of 39 years old, Matilda was alive 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.

1970 - At the age of 50 years old, Matilda was alive when on April 10th, Paul McCartney announced that he was leaving the Beatles. (John Lennon had previously told the band that he was leaving but hadn't publicly announced it.) By the end of the year, each Beatle had his own album.

1973 - By the time she was 53 years old, on January 28th, the Paris Peace Accord was signed - supposedly ending the Vietnam War. Hostilities continued between North and South Vietnam and the U.S. continued to bomb. But by August 15, 1973, 95% of American troops had left Vietnam. The war ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon.

1981 - In the year of Matilda Kurta's passing, on January 20th, Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the United States. He ran against the incumbent, Jimmy Carter, and won 50.7% of the popular vote to Carter's 41.0%.

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Matilda Kurta died in March 1981 at age 60. No cause of death has been entered for Matilda. She was born on May 18, 1920. There is no information about Matilda's family or relationships. We know that Matilda Kurta had been residing in Glassport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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