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Melvin J Block 1919 - 1993

Melvin J Block of Denver, Jefferson County, CO was born on December 22, 1919, and died at age 73 years old on January 10, 1993.
Melvin J Block
Denver, Jefferson County, CO 80226
December 22, 1919
January 10, 1993
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Melvin J Block's History: 1919 - 1993

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  • 12/22
    1919

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    December 22, 1919
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  • 01/10
    1993

    Death

    January 10, 1993
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    Melvin J Block lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1919, in the year that Melvin J Block 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, at the age of 24 years old, Melvin was alive when 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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