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Morton Gerson 1904 - 1978

Morton Gerson of New York, New York County, NY was born on July 10, 1904, and died at age 74 years old in November 1978.
Morton Gerson
New York, New York County, NY 10003
July 10, 1904
November 1978
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Morton Gerson's History: 1904 - 1978

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    1904

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    July 10, 1904
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  • 11/dd
    1978

    Death

    November 1978
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    Morton Gerson lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1904, in the year that Morton Gerson was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1920, he was 16 years old when speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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