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Thirkield M Durley (1916 - 2006)

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Thirkield M Durley
1916 - 2006
Born
August 5, 1916
Death
September 7, 2006
Last Known Residence
Cypress, Harris County, Texas 77433
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Thirkield M Durley of Cypress, Harris County, Texas was born on August 5, 1916, and died at age 90 years old on September 7, 2006.
Updated: November 7, 2011
Biography ID: 65763527

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Thirkield Durley passed away at age 90 years old on September 7, 2006. Thirkield M Durley of Cypress, Harris County, Texas was born on August 5, 1916.

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In 1916, in the year that Thirkield M Durley was born, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.

In 1929, by the time this person was only 13 years old, American Samoa officially became a U.S. territory. Although a part of the United States since 1900, the Ratification Act of 1929 vested "all civil, judicial, and military powers in the President of the United States of America".

In 1948, this person was 32 years old when on May 14th, the State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel's first Premier, and the U.S. officially recognized Israel. That evening, Egypt launched an air assault on Israel.

In 1956, at the age of 40 years old, Thirkield was alive when this was the year that the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, became an international sensation. He began the year as a regional favorite and ended the year with 17 recordings having been on the Billboard’s Top 100 singles chart, 11 TV appearances, and a movie. Elvis scandalized adults and thrilled teens.

In 1972, by the time this person was 56 years old, on June 17th, 5 men were arrested by police in an attempt to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C.’s Watergate hotel. The burglars were found to be paid by cash from a slush fund used by the Committee for the Re-Election of the President - the official organization of President Nixon's campaign.

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