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Nelson R Nail (1922 - 1992)

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Nelson R Nail
1922 - 1992
Born
July 22, 1922
Death
June 17, 1992
Last Known Residence
Rochester, Monroe County, New York 14616
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Nelson R Nail of Rochester, Monroe County, New York was born on July 22, 1922, and died at age 69 years old on June 17, 1992.
Updated: October 3, 2011
Biography ID: 4114978

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Nelson Nail passed away at age 69 years old on June 17, 1992. Nelson R Nail of Rochester, Monroe County, New York was born on July 22, 1922.

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1922 - 1992 World Events

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In 1922, in the year that Nelson R Nail was born, the Reparations Commission assessed German liability for World War 1 at 132 billion gold marks (over $32 billion U.S. dollars at the time). This led to hyperinflation in Germany and created the political and social atmosphere in which Hitler was able to rise to power.

In 1934, at the age of just 12 years old, Nelson was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.

In 1946, he was 24 years old when pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.

In 1950, by the time he was 28 years old, in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.

In 1992, in the year of Nelson R Nail's passing, in April, Bosnia-Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia. The newly created Bosnian Serb army then began a campaign against Muslim Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats - killing, raping, torturing, beating and robbing - and resulting in the deaths of over 100,000.

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