Russell Mack (1887 - 1973)

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Ted Mack

Added: Nov 03, 2018

Nedra Mack

Added: Apr 28, 2018

Julie Ann Mack

Added: Sep 04, 2017

Mrs. Dorothy Birdette Mack

Added: May 03, 2017

The Hammond sisters!

Added: May 02, 2017

Jessie H Mack

Added: May 02, 2017

Mr. Joe & Jessie Mack

Added: May 02, 2017

Mr. Joe Mack

Added: May 02, 2017

Garnett Greene

Added: Jan 10, 2017

Claudia Diann (Mack) Harris

Added: Jan 10, 2017

Claudia Diann (Mack) Harris

Added: Jan 10, 2017

Harold & Dorothy Mack

Added: Jul 14, 2016

Harold Mack

Added: Jul 14, 2016

Harold Mack

Added: Jul 14, 2016

Dorothy Birdette Mack

Added: Jul 14, 2016

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In 1887, in the year that Russell Mack was born, on May 9th, Buffalo Bill's Wild West show opened in London. Founded in 1883, the show was attended - twice - by Queen Victoria and adored by audiences who thrilled to his fanciful acts portraying life in the "Wild West."

In 1897, when he was just 10 years old, on March 4th, William McKinley became the 25th President of the United States. He had beaten William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 election by 51% to 46.7% in the popular vote. Six months into his second term as President, McKinley was assassinated.

In 1951, when he was 64 years old, on April 5th, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (husband and wife) were sentenced to death for treason. They were executed on June 19th. American citizens, they were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. Their two young sons were adopted by a high school teacher and his wife.

In 1964, Russell was 77 years old when in June, three young civil rights workers - Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner from New York City, and James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi - were kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi. Working with "Freedom Summer", they were registering African-Americans to vote in the Southern states. Their bodies were found two months later. Although it was discovered that the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office and the Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department were involved, only 7 men were convicted and served less than six years.

In 1973, in the year of Russell Mack's passing, on January 28th, the Paris Peace Accord was signed - supposedly ending the Vietnam War. Hostilities continued between North and South Vietnam and the U.S. continued to bomb. But by August 15, 1973, 95% of American troops had left Vietnam. The war ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon.