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Ruth Block 1924 - 1979

Ruth Block of New York, New York County, NY was born on March 29, 1924, and died at age 54 years old in February 1979.

Ruth Block
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New York, New York County, NY 10021
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March 29, 1924
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February 1979
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In 1924, in the year that Ruth Block 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 1949, Ruth was 25 years old when comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."
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Block, Dorothy (Mar 10, 1920 - Jul 1985) Block, Lila (Aug 23, 1878 - Feb 1979) Block, Pearl (Dec 28, 1889 - Dec 1984) Block, Charlotte (Sep 21, 1923 - Apr 12, 2004) Block, Nora (Jan 21, 1911 - Aug 31, 2009) Block, Adeline (Jul 21, 1915 - Jul 1, 1999) Block, John (Nov 6, 1883 - Feb 1966) Block, Paula (Jul 14, 1949 - Sep 1984) Block, Eli (Dec 19, 1888 - May 1980) Block, Morris (Jul 14, 1906 - Oct 29, 1995)
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