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Matt J Polk 1915 - 1996

Matt J Polk (1915 - 1996)

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Matt J Polk

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Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire 03103

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October 21, 1915

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March 31, 1996

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Matt J Polk of Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire was born on October 21, 1915, and died at age 80 years old on March 31, 1996.

Matt J Polk Matt Polk (1915 - 1996)

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Matt Polk passed away at age 80 years old on March 31, 1996. Matt J Polk of Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire was born on October 21, 1915.

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Matt J Polk lived 9 years longer than the average Polk family member when he died at the age of 80.

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In 1915, in the year that Matt J Polk was born, in April, the Ottoman Empire rounded up, arrested, and deported 235 to 270 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Turkey. As their actions continued through the next several years, an estimated 600,000 to 1 million Armenians were killed by Turkish soldiers.

In 1927, Matt was only 12 years old when aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering 3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.

In 1936, Matt was 21 years old when on November 2nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) debuted the world's first regular high-definition television service. The channel had a short schedule - Monday through Saturday, 3:00p to 4:00p and 9:00p to 10:00p. The first broadcast was "Opening of the BBC Television Service".

In 1974, when he was 59 years old, on August 9th, Gerald R. Ford became the 38th President of the United States. He had been Vice President for 8 months when he became President due to the resignation of President Nixon.

In 1996, in the year of Matt J Polk's passing, on July 5th, the first cloned mammal - "Dolly the Sheep" - was born in Scotland. She had three mothers. Dolly lived to be 6 years old and produced 6 lambs. Since, other sheep have been cloned as well as horses, pigs, deer, and bulls.