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Richard E Higgs 1917 - 2001

Richard E Higgs of Greenfield, Hancock County, IN was born on October 13, 1917, and died at age 83 years old on January 26, 2001.

Richard E Higgs

Greenfield, Hancock County, IN 46140

October 13, 1917

January 26, 2001

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10/13

1917

Birthday

October 13, 1917

Birthdate

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Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

Marion County, Indiana United States
Early Life & Education

1 Year Of College
Military Service

Military serial#: 35158568 Enlisted: April 15, 1941 in Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
Professional Career

Agricultural Occupations, N.e.c.
01/26

2001

Death

January 26, 2001

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Cause of death

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Richard E Higgs lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.

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In 1917, in the year that Richard E Higgs was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."

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In 1940, he was 23 years old when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.

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