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Velma Denton 1922 - 1987

Velma Denton of North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas was born on November 17, 1922, and died at age 64 years old in February 1987.
Velma Denton
North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 72116
November 17, 1922
February 1987
Female
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Velma Denton's History: 1922 - 1987

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  • 11/17
    1922

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    November 17, 1922
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  • 02/dd
    1987

    Death

    February 1987
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    Velma Denton lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1922, in the year that Velma Denton was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1934, at the age of merely 12 years old, Velma was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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