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Thomas Jefferson Root Jr 1924 - 2013

Thomas Jefferson Root Jr was born on July 2, 1924, and died at age 88 years old on February 3, 2013. Thomas Root was buried at Port Hudson National Cemetery Section G Site 366 20978 Port Hickey Road, in Zachary, La. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Jefferson Root Jr.
Thomas Jefferson Root Jr
July 2, 1924
February 3, 2013
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  • 07/2
    1924

    Birthday

    July 2, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: BKR2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 02/3
    2013

    Death

    February 3, 2013
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Port Hudson National Cemetery Section G Site 366 20978 Port Hickey Road, in Zachary, La 70791
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In 1924, in the year that Thomas Jefferson Root Jr was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1965, when he was 41 years old, the television show "I Spy" premiered in the fall season on NBC. The stars were Bill Cosby and Robert Culp, making Cosby the first African American to headline a television show. Four stations - in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama - refused to air the show.
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