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Richard A Cowles 1925 - 2000

Richard A Cowles of Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI was born on August 12, 1925, and died at age 75 years old on December 3, 2000.
Richard A Cowles
Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI 49503
August 12, 1925
December 3, 2000
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Richard A Cowles' History: 1925 - 2000

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  • 08/12
    1925

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    August 12, 1925
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  • 12/3
    2000

    Death

    December 3, 2000
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    Richard A Cowles lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1925, in the year that Richard A Cowles was born, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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In 1942, when he was 17 years old, on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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