Mendle Wilson 1932 - 2004
Mendle Wilson's Biography
Introduction
Name & aliases
Last residence
Share Story or Memory
Share Photo
Birth details
Ethnicity & Family History
Nationality & Locations
Education
Religion
Baptism date & location
Professions
Personal Life
Military Service
Death details
Gravesite & burial
Obituary
Average Age & Life Expectancy
Memories: Stories & Photos
Through sharing we discover more together.
Share Story or Memory
Share Photo
Story
Photo
Family Tree & Friends
Mendle's Family Tree
Mendle Wilson
Partner
Child
Partner
Child
|
Sibling
|
Friends
Friends can be as close as family. Add Mendle's family friends, and their friends from childhood through adulthood.
1932 - 2004 World Events
Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Mendle's lifetime.
In 1932, in the year that Mendle Wilson was born, five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
In 1951, this person was 19 years old when on February 27th, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution (which limited the number of terms a president may serve to two) was ratified by 36 states, making it a part of the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment was both a reaction to the 4 term Roosevelt presidency and also the recognition of a long-standing tradition in American politics.
In 1961, Mendle was 29 years old when on May 5th, Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr., made the first manned Project Mercury flight, MR-3, in a spacecraft he named Freedom 7. He was the second man to go into space, the first was Yuri Gagarin - a Soviet cosmonaut.
In 1972, at the age of 40 years old, Mendle was alive when on September 5th, the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, with the assistance of German neo-nazis, kidnapped and killed 11 Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games in Munich. The attackers crept into the Olympic Village and abducted the athletes while they were sleeping. A German policeman was also killed.
In 1987, by the time this person was 55 years old, was the first time that a criminal in the United States - a serial rapist - was convicted through the use of DNA evidence.
Other Biographies
Other Wilson Family Biographies
