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Roy Thompson 1920 - 1970

Roy Thompson was born on December 11, 1920, and died at age 49 years old in June 1970. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Roy Thompson.
Roy Thompson
December 11, 1920
June 1970
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Roy Thompson's History: 1920 - 1970

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  • 12/11
    1920

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    December 11, 1920
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  • 06/dd
    1970

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    June 1970
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    Roy Thompson lived 23 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 49.
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In 1920, in the year that Roy Thompson 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, when he was just 14 years old, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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