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May Nimnicht (1883 - 1968)

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May Nimnicht
1883 - 1968
Born
October 14, 1883
Death
February 15, 1968
Last Known Residence
zip code 32711
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May Nimnicht was born on October 14, 1883, and died at age 84 years old on February 15, 1968.
Updated: November 1, 2011
Biography ID: 42644899

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May Nimnicht passed away at age 84 years old on February 15, 1968. May Nimnicht was born on October 14, 1883.

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May Nimnicht lived 13 years longer than the average Nimnicht family member when she died at the age of 84.
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1883 - 1968 World Events

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In 1883, in the year that May Nimnicht was born, on May 24th, the Brooklyn Bridge - one of the oldest bridges in the US - was opened to traffic. Bridge construction began in 1869 and took 14 years to complete.

In 1909, by the time she was 26 years old, the U.S. penny was changed to the Abraham Lincoln design. The Lincoln penny was so popular that it soon had to be rationed and it sold on the secondary market for a quarter. Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to be on a U.S. coin - which was released to commemorate his 100th birthday. This penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust.".

In 1949, when she was 66 years old, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."

In 1956, at the age of 73 years old, May was alive when this was the year that the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, became an international sensation. He began the year as a regional favorite and ended the year with 17 recordings having been on the Billboard’s Top 100 singles chart, 11 TV appearances, and a movie. Elvis scandalized adults and thrilled teens.

In 1968, in the year of May Nimnicht's passing, on April 4th, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights leader, was shot and killed by an assassin in Memphis. James Earl Ray was apprehended and plead guilty to shooting Dr. King. Ray died in jail in 1998.

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