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Ruth Nelson 1914 - 1974

Ruth Nelson was born on April 12, 1914, and died at age 60 years old in December 1974. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth Nelson.
Ruth Nelson
April 12, 1914
December 1974
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  • 04/12
    1914

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    April 12, 1914
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  • 12/dd
    1974

    Death

    December 1974
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ruth Nelson lived 13 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 60.
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In 1914, in the year that Ruth Nelson was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1920, at the age of only 6 years old, Ruth was alive when on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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