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Preston H Battle 1919 - 2005

Preston H Battle of Portsmouth, Portsmouth City County, VA was born on September 28, 1919, and died at age 85 years old on January 31, 2005.
Preston H Battle
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City County, VA 23701
September 28, 1919
January 31, 2005
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  • 09/28
    1919

    Birthday

    September 28, 1919
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  • 01/31
    2005

    Death

    January 31, 2005
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    Preston H Battle lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1919, in the year that Preston H Battle was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1934, he was only 15 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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