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Ruth A Vandygriff 1918 - 1998

Ruth A Vandygriff of Petty, Lamar County, TX was born on July 17, 1918, and died at age 80 years old on August 2, 1998.
Ruth A Vandygriff
Petty, Lamar County, TX 75470
July 17, 1918
August 2, 1998
Female
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  • 07/17
    1918

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    July 17, 1918
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  • 08/2
    1998

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    August 2, 1998
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In 1918, in the year that Ruth A Vandygriff was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1941, Ruth was 23 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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