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Opal Westphalen 1915 - 2005

Opal Westphalen of Florissant, Saint Louis County, MO was born on February 23, 1915, and died at age 90 years old on September 8, 2005.

Opal Westphalen
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Florissant, Saint Louis County, MO 63034
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February 23, 1915
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In 1915, in the year that Opal Westphalen 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 1920, when she was just 5 years old, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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Westphalen, Jane (Nov 16, 1905 - Jan 1973) Westphalen, Christian (Feb 9, 1912 - Feb 1978) Westphalen, Herbert (Nov 13, 1898 - Dec 1975) Westphalen, Heinz (May 31, 1932 - Oct 1975) Westphalen, Adolph (May 1, 1883 - Oct 1966) Westphalen, Ella (Apr 20, 1903 - Jan 1983) Westphalen, John (May 21, 1898 - Mar 1972) Westphalen, Helen (Aug 16, 1914 - Nov 1, 2004) Westphalen, Rosemary (Jul 25, 1929 - Jul 16, 2003) Westphalen, Bertha (Aug 6, 1894 - Apr 1979)
Westphalen, Caroline (Apr 7, 1878 - Oct 1969) Westphalen, Herbert (Mar 26, 1893 - Mar 1975) Westphalen, Josephine (Nov 25, 1888 - Aug 1972) Westphalen, Adolph (Aug 13, 1909 - Dec 1978) Westphalen, Henry (May 6, 1905 - Mar 24, 1995) Westphalen, Wilhelmine (Nov 26, 1884 - Jun 1972) Westphalen, Erwin (Oct 16, 1901 - May 6, 1996) Westphalen, John (Feb 16, 1894 - Dec 1974) Westphalen, Marion (Jul 27, 1908 - Feb 1987) Westphalen, Harry (Dec 4, 1908 - Oct 10, 1990)
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