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Sophie Silen 1920 - 1972

Sophie Silen was born on April 13, 1920, and died at age 52 years old in July 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sophie Silen.
Sophie Silen
April 13, 1920
July 1972
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  • 04/13
    1920

    Birthday

    April 13, 1920
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  • 07/dd
    1972

    Death

    July 1972
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Sophie Silen lived 22 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 52.
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In 1920, in the year that Sophie Silen was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1934, at the age of merely 14 years old, Sophie was alive when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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