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Ruth Zipkin 1917 - 1978

Ruth Zipkin of Elmont, Nassau County, NY was born on February 19, 1917, and died at age 61 years old in November 1978.
Ruth Zipkin
Elmont, Nassau County, NY 11003
February 19, 1917
November 1978
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    1917

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    February 19, 1917
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  • 11/dd
    1978

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    November 1978
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    Ruth Zipkin lived 18 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1917, in the year that Ruth Zipkin was born, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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In 1937, when she was 20 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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