Milton Bryant (1917 - 1979)

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Izora Bryant Nalls

Added: Mar 05, 2020

Kobe Bryant, 2019

Added: Jan 26, 2020

Katrina Erin Chaddon

Added: Jul 20, 2019

Hillman Siblings

Added: May 18, 2018

Richard Bryant 1944

Added: Mar 23, 2017

Norsia and John R. Bryant Jr gravesite

Added: Sep 20, 2016

Elizabeth Bryant

Added: Sep 07, 2016

Elizabeth Bryant

Added: Sep 07, 2016

Veola Bryant

Added: May 31, 2016

Francis and Juanita Stewart

Added: Mar 04, 2016

Juanita Elizabeth (Bryant) Murphy-Stewart

Added: Mar 04, 2016

Edith, Myrtle, and Nancy 'Libby' Bryant

Added: Feb 19, 2016

John W. Bryant & Family

Added: Nov 28, 2015

Limus & Edith Bryant

Added: Nov 28, 2015

Edith Bryant

Added: Nov 28, 2015

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In 1917, in the year that Milton Bryant was born, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.

In 1926, Milton was just 9 years old when on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.

In 1930, Milton was only 13 years old when as head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, William Hays established a code of decency that outlined what was acceptable in films. The public - and government - had felt that films in the '20's had become increasingly risque and that the behavior of its stars was becoming scandalous. Laws were being passed. In response, the heads of the movie studios adopted a voluntary "code", hoping to head off legislation. The first part of the code prohibited "lowering the moral standards of those who see it", called for depictions of the "correct standards of life", and forbade a picture from showing any sort of ridicule towards a law or "creating sympathy for its violation". The second part dealt with particular behavior in film such as homosexuality, the use of specific curse words, and miscegenation.

In 1960, Milton was 43 years old when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.

In 1979, in the year of Milton Bryant's passing, on March 28th, a partial nuclear meltdown occurred at the power plant at Three Mile Island Pennsylvania. Radiation leaked into the environment, resulting in a rating of 5 on a scale of 7 ("Accident With Wider Consequences") . It ended up costing $1 billion to clean up the site.