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Jeanne Marie Harris

Monya Tylene (Bates) Harris

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Tammy Lynn (Calvert) Harris

Tammy Lynn (Calvert) Harris

Tammy Lynn (Calvert) Harris

Elsworth Taylor Harris

Elsworth Taylor Harris

Neva B (Harris) Greuel

Neva B (Harris) Greuel

Josephine Brown Harris

Josephine (Brown) Harris

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Barbara Harris and Joseph Bologna

Barbara Harris

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In 1959, in the year that Robert Earl Harris was born, on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.

In 1965, he was just 6 years old when on March 8th, the first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam. The 3500 Marines joined 23,000 "advisors" already in South Vietnam. By the end of the year, 190,000 American soldiers were in the country.

In 1974, when he was just 15 years old, on February 5th, Patty Hearst, age 19 - granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst and daughter of publisher of the San Francisco Examiner Randolph Hearst - was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a left wing terrorist group. She was found, alive, 19 months later.

In 1980, when he was 21 years old, on April 24th, a rescue attempt was begun in the Iranian Hostage Crisis. The attempt failed and 8 US servicemen were killed. Eight helicopters had been sent for the mission, but only 5 arrived in operating condition., Since the military had advised that the mission be aborted if there were fewer than 6 helicopters, President Carter stopped it. Upon leaving, a helicopter collided with a transport plane and the men were killed.

In 1997, when he was 38 years old, on July 1st, Hong Kong was returned to China. In 1898, Great Britain was awarded Hong Kong for 99 years. In a subsequent agreement, China agreed to allow Hong Kong to remain capitalist. So the handing over of the area ended British rule but did not change the economic system of Hong Kong.