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Robert J Thornes 1920 - 1998

Robert J Thornes of Marysville, Snohomish County, WA was born on January 30, 1920, and died at age 78 years old on March 25, 1998.
Robert J Thornes
Marysville, Snohomish County, WA 98271
January 30, 1920
March 25, 1998
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  • 01/30
    1920

    Birthday

    January 30, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Meagher County, Montana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 39603564 Enlisted: November 12, 1941 in Ft Lewis Washington Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)
  • 03/25
    1998

    Death

    March 25, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Robert J Thornes was born, 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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In 1934, at the age of merely 14 years old, Robert was alive when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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