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Peter J Durkin 1920 - 2007

Peter J Durkin of Danbury, Fairfield County, CT was born on May 21, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on November 19, 2007.
Peter J Durkin
Danbury, Fairfield County, CT 06810
May 21, 1920
November 19, 2007
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    1920

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    May 21, 1920
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  • 11/19
    2007

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    November 19, 2007
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In 1920, in the year that Peter J Durkin was born, 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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In 1944, he was 24 years old when on June 22nd, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, called the G.I. Bill, was signed into law, pushed through by the veteran's organizations. Benefits provided for veterans to return to school (high school, vocational school, or college), obtain low interest home mortgages and low interest business loans, and (if needed) one year of unemployment insurance. Since most returning vets immediately found work, less than 20% of the unemployment benefits were distributed.
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