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Proffit Sherman 1904 - 1976

Proffit Sherman of Far Rockaway, Queens County, New York was born on May 22, 1904, and died at age 72 years old in September 1976.
Proffit Sherman
Far Rockaway, Queens County, New York 11693
May 22, 1904
September 1976
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  • 05/22
    1904

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    May 22, 1904
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  • 09/dd
    1976

    Death

    September 1976
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    Unknown
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    Proffit Sherman lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1904, in the year that Proffit Sherman was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1919, at the age of just 15 years old, Proffit was alive when 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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