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Thurman Smith 1915 - 2007

Thurman Smith of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on March 17, 1915, and died at age 92 years old on November 2, 2007.
Thurman Smith
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60619
March 17, 1915
November 2, 2007
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  • 03/17
    1915

    Birthday

    March 17, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Cook County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36020502 Enlisted: May 27, 1941 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Porters, N.e.c.
  • 11/2
    2007

    Death

    November 2, 2007
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1915, in the year that Thurman Smith was born, the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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In 1934, at the age of 19 years old, Thurman was alive when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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