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Thora L Petersen 1918 - 2007

Thora L Petersen of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on November 23, 1918, and died at age 89 years old on December 30, 2007.
Thora L Petersen
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60618
November 23, 1918
December 30, 2007
Female
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    1918

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    November 23, 1918
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  • 12/30
    2007

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    December 30, 2007
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    Thora L Petersen lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1918, in the year that Thora L Petersen was born, following European countries, Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States in March. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. This was a war effort and proved unpopular so in most areas of the United States, Daylight Saving Time ended after World War I. It returned during World War II.
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In 1924, by the time she was just 6 years old, 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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