Thornwell Tibbitts
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Thornwell Tibbitts (1905 - 1981)

Thornwell Tibbitts was born on January 5, 1905. Thornwell died in December 1981 at 76 years of age. We know that Thornwell Tibbitts had been residing in Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington.
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1905 - In the year that Thornwell Tibbitts was born, the Industrial Workers of the World was founded. An international labor union founded in Chicago, it was most often referred to as the "Wobblies" and had ties to the socialist movement and the anarchist movement. At its peak, it had 150,000 members.

1921 - Thornwell was 16 years old when the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.

1952 - Thornwell was 47 years old when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.

1961 - Thornwell was 56 years old when on August 13th, East Germany began erection of what would become the Berlin Wall between East and West Berlin. In one day, they installed barbed wire entanglements and fences (called Barbed Wire Sunday in Germany). On August 17th, the first concrete elements and large blocks were put in place.

1981 - In the year of Thornwell Tibbitts's passing, on August 1st, MTV debuted. It was the first music video TV channel. The first music video played was the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" - the second was Pat Benatar's "You Better Run".

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Thornwell Tibbitts passed away in December 1981 at 76 years of age. There is no listed cause of death for Thornwell. Thornwell was born on January 5, 1905. We are unaware of information about Thornwell's immediate family. We know that Thornwell Tibbitts had been residing in Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington.

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