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Rubye Thornton 1924 - 1981

Rubye Thornton was born on October 18, 1924, and died at age 56 years old in January 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rubye Thornton.
Rubye Thornton
October 18, 1924
January 1981
Female
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Rubye Thornton's History: 1924 - 1981

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  • 10/18
    1924

    Birthday

    October 18, 1924
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  • 01/dd
    1981

    Death

    January 1981
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    Rubye Thornton lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.
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In 1924, in the year that Rubye Thornton was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1933, when she was merely 9 years old, on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
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