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Robert E Thornton 1910 - 1996

Robert E Thornton of Burgaw, Pender County, NC was born on December 10, 1910, and died at age 85 years old on May 5, 1996.
Robert E Thornton
Burgaw, Pender County, NC 28425
December 10, 1910
May 5, 1996
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  • 12/10
    1910

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    December 10, 1910
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  • 05/5
    1996

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    May 5, 1996
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    Robert E Thornton lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1910, in the year that Robert E Thornton was born, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. U.S. publisher W.D. Boyce was visiting England when he became lost in the London fog. An unknown Boy Scout helped him find his way out, declining a tip (he said that he was a Boy Scout and was doing his good deed for the day). Boyce was so impressed that he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America when he returned home. Its purpose was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values."
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In 1920, Robert was only 10 years old when 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.
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