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Norma Hughes (1901 - 1986)
Norma Hughes was born on May 21, 1901. She died in August 1986 at 85 years old. We know that Norma Hughes had been residing in Enid, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi 38927.
Norma Hughes Biography
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Norma Hughes died in August 1986 at age 85. She was born on May 21, 1901. There is no information about Norma's immediate family. We know that Norma Hughes had been residing in Enid, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi 38927.
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1901 - 1986 World Events
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In 1901, in the year that Norma Hughes was born, shortly after beginning his second term, President McKinley was assassinated by the self proclaimed anarchist Leon Czolgosz. The last President to have served in the Civil War - he began as a private and ended the war as a brevet major - McKinley was a Republican. First elected in 1896, he was re-elected in 1900. Six months after the swearing in, McKinley was shot - and died of the gangrene that set in as a result.
In 1938, by the time she was 37 years old, on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
In 1955, by the time she was 54 years old, in January, President Eisenhower sent direct aid to South Vietnam. In February, U.S. advisors were sent to train troops.
In 1965, at the age of 64 years old, Norma was alive when from August 11 to 16, riots broke out in Watts, a Black section of Los Angeles. An allegedly drunk African-American driver was stopped by LA police and, after a fight, police brutality was alleged - and the riots began. 34 people died in the rioting and over $40 million in property damage occurred. The National Guard was called in to help the LA police quell rioting.
In 1986, in the year of Norma Hughes's passing, on September 8th, the Oprah Winfrey Show went into national syndication. A popular talk show, it was number 1 in the ratings since its debut. The last show aired on May 25, 2011.
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