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Vera Durley (1923 - 2002)

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Vera Durley
1923 - 2002
Born
August 12, 1923
Death
February 20, 2002
Last Known Residence
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 90061
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Vera Durley of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on August 12, 1923, and died at age 78 years old on February 20, 2002.
Updated: November 11, 2011
Biography ID: 84407921

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Vera Durley passed away at age 78 years old on February 20, 2002. Vera Durley of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on August 12, 1923.

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Vera Durley lived 8 years longer than the average Durley family member when she died at the age of 78.
The average age of a Durley family member is 70.
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In 1923, in the year that Vera Durley was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.

In 1951, she was 28 years old when on February 27th, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution (which limited the number of terms a president may serve to two) was ratified by 36 states, making it a part of the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment was both a reaction to the 4 term Roosevelt presidency and also the recognition of a long-standing tradition in American politics.

In 1966, by the time she was 43 years old, on July 1st, Medicare became available after President Johnson signed into law the Medicare Act in 1965. President Truman had received the first Medicare card since he had been the first to propose national healthcare law. insurance.

In 1973, by the time she was 50 years old, in October, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned - President Nixon nominated Gerald Ford for Vice President. Nixon's tax returns came under investigation. Nixon offered the recently discovered Oval Office tapes be heard by one person and summarized - his offer was rejected by the Special Prosecutor. Nixon ordered the Attorney General, then the assistant Attorney General, to fire the Special Prosecutor. Both refused and were fired. The Solicitor General became the acting Attorney General and fired the Special Prosecutor (the Saturday Night Massacre). Nixon releases some of the tapes, under extreme pressure because of the firings.

In 1985, she was 62 years old when in May, a paper published in Nature by three British scientists reported that a huge hole was discovered in the ozone layer over the Antarctic. It was much larger than expected and is due to the use of manmade chemicals.

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