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Orris Smith 1920 - 1957

Orris Smith was born on September 8, 1920, and died at age 37 years old in December 1957. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Orris Smith.
Orris Smith
September 8, 1920
December 1957
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  • 09/8
    1920

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    September 8, 1920
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  • 12/dd
    1957

    Death

    December 1957
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    Orris Smith lived 35 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 37.
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In 1920, in the year that Orris Smith 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 1931, this person was just 11 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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