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Thomas Cates 1908 - 1987

Thomas Cates of Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana was born on August 6, 1908, and died at age 79 years old in December 1987.
Thomas Cates
Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana 46168
August 6, 1908
December 1987
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  • 08/6
    1908

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    August 6, 1908
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  • 12/dd
    1987

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    December 1987
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    Thomas Cates lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1908, in the year that Thomas Cates was born, Henry Ford developed the first Model T automobile, often called the Tin Lizzy or flivver. Produced from 1908 through 1927, it first sold for $850 - which made it affordable for every middle class family. Previously, cars were the province of the upper class and the introduction of the Model T and its availability changed U.S. culture. Within days of its release, over 15,000 cars had been ordered.
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In 1920, at the age of merely 12 years old, Thomas 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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