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Nels Block 1919 - 2010

Nels Block of Harlan, Shelby County, IA was born on October 7, 1919, and died at age 91 years old on December 4, 2010.
Nels Block
Harlan, Shelby County, IA 51537
October 7, 1919
December 4, 2010
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Nels Block's History: 1919 - 2010

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  • 10/7
    1919

    Birthday

    October 7, 1919
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  • 12/4
    2010

    Death

    December 4, 2010
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    Nels Block lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1919, in the year that Nels 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 1924, Nels was only 5 years old when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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