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Ned J Boykin (1906 - 1976)

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Ned J Boykin
1906 - 1976
Born
March 30, 1906
Death
July 1976
Last Known Residence
Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina 29020
Summary
Ned J Boykin of Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina was born on March 30, 1906, and died at age 70 years old in July 1976.
Updated: August 10, 2022
Biography ID: 39246828

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Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina 29020
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March 30, 1906
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White, Citizen

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Kershaw County, South Carolina United States

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Grammar School

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Military serial#: 20406894 Enlisted: January 16, 1941 in Camden South Carolina Military branch: Infantry Rank: Private, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
July 1976
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Ned Boykin passed away at age 70 years old in July 1976. Ned J Boykin of Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina was born on March 30, 1906.

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1906 - 1976 World Events

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In 1906, in the year that Ned J Boykin was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."

In 1912, when he was only 6 years old, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.

In 1955, Ned was 49 years old when on September 30th, movie star James Dean, 24, died in a car accident. He was headed in his new Porsche 550 to a race in Salinas California when, traveling at 85 mph, he collided with a 1950 Ford Tudor, also speeding, driven by a 23 year old college student. Dean died, his passenger and the other driver survived.

In 1966, Ned was 60 years old when on July 1st, Medicare became available after President Johnson signed into law the Medicare Act in 1965. President Truman had received the first Medicare card since he had been the first to propose national healthcare law. insurance.

In 1976, in the year of Ned J Boykin's passing, The United States celebrated the Bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It was a year long celebration, with the biggest events taking place on July 4th.

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