Paul Propalis
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Paul Propalis (1921 - 1999)

Paul Propalis was born on July 3, 1921. He died on November 25, 1999 at 78 years old. He was buried in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery Section M-1 Row 5 Site 6, Owings Mills, Md. We know that Paul Propalis had been residing in Perry Hall, Baltimore County, Maryland.

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Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 5 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii.
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Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery
Section M-1 Row 5 Site 6,
11501 Garrison Forest Rd, Owings Mills, Md

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Perry Hall, Baltimore County, Maryland

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Branch of service: Us Army
Rank attained: TEC 5
Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii

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1921 - In the year that Paul Propalis was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.

1938 - He was 17 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.

1949 - By the time he was 28 years old, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."

1990 - Paul was 69 years old when on April 24th, the Hubble telescope was launched into space after long delays due to the Challenger explosion. An optical flaw was found within weeks of launch but was fixed within three years. The discoveries made possible by the Hubble have contributed to scientists' understanding of the universe.

1999 - In the year of Paul Propalis's passing, the fear that Y2K (year 2000) would cause the failure of computers worldwide when clocks didn't properly update to January 1st, 2000 became near panic. While some computer systems and software did have problems, the panic was unfounded and computer life went on.

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Paul Propalis passed away on November 25, 1999 at age 78. No cause of death has been listed for Paul. He was buried in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery Section M-1 Row 5 Site 6, Owings Mills, Md. He was born on July 3, 1921. There is no information about Paul's family. We know that Paul Propalis had been residing in Perry Hall, Baltimore County, Maryland.

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Source(s): Social Security Death Index and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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