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Ray Watson 1920 - 2004

Ray Watson of Temple Hills, Prince Georges County, MD was born on September 16, 1920, and died at age 83 years old on May 22, 2004.
Ray Watson
Temple Hills, Prince Georges County, MD 20748
September 16, 1920
May 22, 2004
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Ray Watson's History: 1920 - 2004

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  • 09/16
    1920

    Birthday

    September 16, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Allegheny County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33139251 Enlisted: February 7, 1942 in Ft George G Meade Maryland Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Pressmen And Plate Printers, Printing
  • 05/22
    2004

    Death

    May 22, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Ray Watson was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1969, he was 49 years old when in August, a previously planned small concert turned into a (free) more than 400,000 strong gathering of attendees and bands at Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York - now called Woodstock. Just some of the 32 acts: Richie Havens, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe, Santana, The Band, and Sly and the Family Stone.
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