Mellwood Peterson (1914 - 1986)
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1914 - In the year that Mellwood Peterson was born, in August, the world's first red and green traffic lights were installed at the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland Ohio. The electric traffic light had been invented by a policeman in Salt Lake City Utah in 1912.
1955 - By the time this person was 41 years old, on September 10th the TV show "Gunsmoke" debuted on CBS. It went on to be television's longest-running western. Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, and Miss Kitty became household names.
1959 - This person was 45 years old when on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.
1982 - This person was 68 years old when on June 30th, time ran out on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The Amendment had only received 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications. First sent to the states in 1972, the Amendment stated that "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex".
1986 - In the year of Mellwood Peterson's passing, on January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven crew members died. The cause of the explosion was later found to be a failed O-ring. The O-ring failure was due to the unusually cold conditions at Cape Canaveral.
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Mellwood Peterson passed away in January 1986 at 71 years of age. There is no listed cause of death. Mellwood was born on April 2, 1914. There is no information about Mellwood's surviving family. We know that Mellwood Peterson had been residing in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida.Memories
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