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Ruth Thornton 1920 - 1977

Ruth Thornton of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on January 24, 1920, and died at age 57 years old in April 1977.

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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19146
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In 1920, in the year that Ruth Thornton was born, Italian born factory worker Nicola Sacco and fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti were picked up by police on May 5th in connection with the April 15th murder and robbery of a guard and a paymaster at the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in South Braintree, Mass. Although in later years they were thought to be innocent, they were anarchists and were convicted of the crime and put to death.
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In 1937, when she was 17 years old, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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Thornton, Ruth (Apr 23, 1917 - Mar 6, 1988) Thornton, Ruth (Nov 5, 1908 - Nov 22, 1976) Thornton, Ruth A (Dec 9, 1925 - May 18, 1999) Thornton, Ruth (Mar 16, 1922 - Jul 18, 1995) Thornton, Ruth (Mar 11, 1897 - Sep 1985) Thornton, Ruth (Jan 14, 1897 - Sep 1972) Thornton, Ruth (Sep 7, 1930 - Jul 1992) Thornton, Ruth (Nov 1, 1923 - Nov 12, 2009) Thornton, Ruth (Jun 23, 1901 - Nov 1976) Thornton, Ruth (Jan 5, 1915 - Dec 1984)
Thornton, Ruth (Mar 11, 1916 - Mar 1971) Thornton, Ruth (May 10, 1899 - Dec 1972) Thornton, Ruth (May 6, 1912 - Apr 27, 2008) Thornton, Ruth (Nov 26, 1887 - Aug 1972) Thornton, Ruth (Aug 9, 1887 - Feb 1976) Thornton, Ruth (Dec 7, 1912 - Aug 1985) Thornton, Ruth (Aug 25, 1925 - Jul 1985) Thornton, Ruth (Apr 3, 1919 - Mar 27, 1990) Thornton, Ruth (Aug 6, 1906 - Jun 15, 2000) Thornton, Ruth (Dec 7, 1903 - Apr 1978)

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Thornton, Thelma Thornton, Myrtle (Born Apr 9, 1884) Thornton, Irene (Born 1882) Thornton, Madison (Born Jan 10, 1886) Thornton, William (Born 1840) Thornton, Matilda Ann (Born Mar 16, 1843) Thornton, Elon (Born 1844) Thornton, Austin (Born Nov 27, 1846) Thornton, Noah (Born 1856) Thornton, Thomas (Born 1852)
Thornton, Amos (Born Nov 27, 1833) Thornton-Cooper, Georgia? (Born Oct 1856) Thornton, Todd Thornton, Jessica (Born c. Feb 17) Thornton, Randall (Jun 29, 1906 - Sep 22, 1988) Thornton, John (Feb 10, 1895 - Feb 1971) Thornton, Albert (Feb 6, 1900 - Feb 17, 1988) Thornton, Adelbert (Oct 6, 1903 - Jan 29, 1988) Thornton, Marion (Jun 1, 1919 - Oct 15, 2000) Thornton, Norman (Sep 12, 1916 - Feb 1976)
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