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Thomas H Leath 1924 - 2010

Thomas H Leath of Martinsville, Martinsville City County, VA was born on January 19, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on January 15, 2010.
Thomas H Leath
Martinsville, Martinsville City County, VA 24115
January 19, 1924
January 15, 2010
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  • 01/19
    1924

    Birthday

    January 19, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Nationality & Locations

    Henrico County, Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 13121354 Enlisted: June 16, 1943 in Cp Lee Virginia Military branch: No Branch Assignment Private Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • 01/15
    2010

    Death

    January 15, 2010
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In 1924, in the year that Thomas H Leath was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1933, Thomas was merely 9 years old when the day after being inaugurated, the new President, Franklin Roosevelt, declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks (the bank run). Within 5 days of his administration, the Emergency Banking Act was passed - reorganizing banks and closing insolvent ones. In his first 100 days, he asked Congress to repeal Prohibition (which they did), signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed legislation that paid commodity farmers to leave their fields fallow, thus ending surpluses and boosting prices, signed a bill that gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions as well as suspending some antitrust laws and establishing a federally funded Public Works Administration, and won passage of 12 other major laws that helped the economy.
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