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Robert James Bowden Jr 1933 - 1996

Robert James Bowden Jr was born on February 14, 1933, and died at age 63 years old on May 19, 1996. Robert Bowden was buried at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery Section 5D1 Row 10 Site 2 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, in Crownsville, Md. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert James Bowden Jr.
Robert James Bowden Jr
February 14, 1933
May 19, 1996
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  • 02/14
    1933

    Birthday

    February 14, 1933
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: RD2 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 05/19
    1996

    Death

    May 19, 1996
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    Cause of death
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    Crownsville Veterans Cemetery Section 5D1 Row 10 Site 2 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, in Crownsville, Md 21032
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In 1933, in the year that Robert James Bowden Jr was born, the day after being inaugurated, the new President, Franklin Roosevelt, declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks (the bank run). Within 5 days of his administration, the Emergency Banking Act was passed - reorganizing banks and closing insolvent ones. In his first 100 days, he asked Congress to repeal Prohibition (which they did), signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed legislation that paid commodity farmers to leave their fields fallow, thus ending surpluses and boosting prices, signed a bill that gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions as well as suspending some antitrust laws and establishing a federally funded Public Works Administration, and won passage of 12 other major laws that helped the economy.
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In 1947, Robert was only 14 years old when on April 15th, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing first base. He was the first black man to play in the Major Leagues. Since the 1880's, professional baseball had been segregated and blacks played in the "Negro leagues". He went on to play for 10 years.
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