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Thomas A Downes 1920 - 2005

Thomas A Downes of Scotrun, Monroe County, PA was born on June 13, 1920, and died at age 85 years old on December 24, 2005.
Thomas A Downes
Scotrun, Monroe County, PA 18355
June 13, 1920
December 24, 2005
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  • 06/13
    1920

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    June 13, 1920
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  • 12/24
    2005

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    December 24, 2005
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    Thomas A Downes lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1920, in the year that Thomas A Downes 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 1931, Thomas was merely 11 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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