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Opal W Gatewood 1920 - 2008

Opal W Gatewood of Frankfort, Franklin County, KY was born on August 5, 1920, and died at age 88 years old on September 7, 2008.
Opal W Gatewood
Frankfort, Franklin County, KY 40601
August 5, 1920
September 7, 2008
Female
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  • 08/5
    1920

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    August 5, 1920
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  • 09/7
    2008

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    September 7, 2008
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    Opal W Gatewood lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1920, in the year that Opal W Gatewood was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1936, Opal was 16 years old when on November 2nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) debuted the world's first regular high-definition television service. The channel had a short schedule - Monday through Saturday, 3:00p to 4:00p and 9:00p to 10:00p. The first broadcast was "Opening of the BBC Television Service".
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