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Robert Thornton 1898 - 1966

Robert Thornton of Castro Valley, Alameda County, California was born on February 13, 1898, and died at age 68 years old in August 1966.
Robert Thornton
Castro Valley, Alameda County, California 94546
February 13, 1898
August 1966
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    1898

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    February 13, 1898
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    1966

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    August 1966
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    Robert Thornton lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1898, in the year that Robert Thornton was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1929, he was 31 years old when on March 4th, Herbert Hoover became the 31st President of the United States. Early in his presidency, the October stock market crash - "Black Tuesday" - occurred, which lead to the Great Depression. None of his economic policies were able to make a dent in the Depression. This lead to one term and the election of Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt winning the 1933 election in a landslide.
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