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Opal Blankenship 1915 - 1982

Opal Blankenship of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas was born on December 10, 1915, and died at age 66 years old in April 1982.
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas 77706
December 10, 1915
April 1982
Female
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Opal Blankenship's History: 1915 - 1982

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  • 12/10
    1915

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    December 10, 1915
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  • 04/dd
    1982

    Death

    April 1982
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    Opal Blankenship lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1915, in the year that Opal Blankenship was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1929, she was only 14 years old when the St. Valentine's Day Massacre happened on February 14th. In Chicago, seven men from the North Side Irish gang were gunned down by Al Capone's South Side Italian gang at the garage at 2122 North Clark Street. Al Capone was making a successful move to take over Chicago's organized crime. But the St. Valentine's Day massacre also resulted in a public outcry against all gangsters.
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