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Sam Porter 1919 - 2004

Sam Porter of Erie, Erie County, PA was born on June 29, 1919, and died at age 85 years old on November 26, 2004.
Sam Porter
Erie, Erie County, PA 16503
June 29, 1919
November 26, 2004
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  • 06/29
    1919

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    June 29, 1919
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  • 11/26
    2004

    Death

    November 26, 2004
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    Sam Porter lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1919, in the year that Sam Porter was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1920, at the age of just 1 year old, Sam 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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