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Orbie R Ragains 1924 - 2009

Orbie R Ragains of Peoria, Peoria County, IL was born on February 11, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on October 7, 2009.
Orbie R Ragains
Peoria, Peoria County, IL 61607
February 11, 1924
October 7, 2009
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  • 02/11
    1924

    Birthday

    February 11, 1924
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  • 10/7
    2009

    Death

    October 7, 2009
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    Orbie R Ragains lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1924, in the year that Orbie R Ragains was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1945, Orbie was 21 years old when on August 6th, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. On August 9th, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. At least 129,000 people were killed in the two bombings and they still remain the only use of atomic bombs in war. An invasion on mainland Japan had been planned but President Truman ordered the bombs dropped instead.
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