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Ruth Drake 1924 - 1986

Ruth Drake of Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania was born on January 13, 1924, and died at age 62 years old in February 1986.
Ruth Drake
Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania 18235
January 13, 1924
February 1986
Female
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Ruth Drake's History: 1924 - 1986

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  • 01/13
    1924

    Birthday

    January 13, 1924
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  • 02/dd
    1986

    Death

    February 1986
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    Ruth Drake lived 11 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1924, in the year that Ruth Drake 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 1941, at the age of 17 years old, Ruth was alive when in his State of the Union address on January 6th, President Roosevelt detailed the "four freedoms" that everyone in the world should have: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear. In the same speech, he outlined the benefits of democracy which he said were economic opportunity, employment, social security, and the promise of "adequate health care".
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