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Ray Crawford
(1920 - 1983)
updated February 06, 2019
Ray Crawford was born on May 21, 1920. He died in June 1983 at age 63.
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Ray Crawford died in June 1983 at age 63. He was born on May 21, 1920. We are unaware of information about Ray's family or relationships.
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1920 - 1983 World Events
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In 1920, in the year that Ray Crawford 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.
In 1934, by the time he was only 14 years old, on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
In 1943, at the age of 23 years old, Ray was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
In 1956, by the time he was 36 years old, this was the year that the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, became an international sensation. He began the year as a regional favorite and ended the year with 17 recordings having been on the Billboard’s Top 100 singles chart, 11 TV appearances, and a movie. Elvis scandalized adults and thrilled teens.
In 1983, in the year of Ray Crawford's passing, "crack" cocaine was developed in the Bahamas and spread to the United States. Previously, cocaine had been cut with other substances, diluting it. Crack was 80% pure and therefore was more addictive. It was also cheaper, making it more easily available to low income neighborhoods.
Other Biographies
Other Ray Crawfords
around 1918 - Feb 9, 1942
around 1923 - Unknown
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Other Crawfords
Apr 30, 1919 - September 1987
Sep 20, 1920 - Apr 11, 1997
Jul 15, 1923 - November 1973
Apr 20, 1919 - Dec 21, 1991
Aug 21, 1921 - October 1978
Dec 20, 1918 - October 1978
Apr 10, 1915 - May 1977
Nov 14, 1920 - August 1986
Nov 28, 1920 - Feb 22, 1993
Apr 2, 1889 - January 1968
Jun 12, 1921 - Jul 7, 2004
Sep 4, 1901 - September 1985
Jun 14, 1915 - April 1983
Jun 20, 1921 - Sep 14, 2001
Jan 4, 1921 - August 1974
Jul 28, 1902 - November 1975
Feb 17, 1928 - Jan 1, 2011
Sep 8, 1903 - June 1986
Aug 19, 1913 - Feb 26, 2011
Sep 28, 1886 - March 1964
Other Bios
Oct 13, 1920 - Jan 2, 2006
Oct 7, 1921 - Dec 8, 2009
Nov 9, 1921 - May 14, 2004
Dec 14, 1922 - Jul 7, 2001
May 17, 1903 - March 1984
Mar 5, 1918 - Jul 28, 2010
Jul 26, 1921 - Jun 6, 2008
Jan 25, 1897 - August 1982
May 19, 1921 - August 1980
Jul 15, 1912 - Dec 30, 1997
May 13, 1920 - Sep 12, 1988
Jan 7, 1920 - Jun 5, 1992
Feb 24, 1922 - Jul 24, 2008
Mar 13, 1919 - May 14, 1996
Feb 4, 1920 - March 1985
Dec 13, 1919 - Jan 24, 2007
Nov 3, 1920 - March 1985
Apr 4, 1920 - Jan 27, 2006
Mar 19, 1921 - May 30, 2006
Jun 28, 1921 - Apr 24, 2009
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