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Vera Y Watkins 1922 - 1992

Vera Y Watkins of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on September 12, 1922, and died at age 70 years old on October 20, 1992. Vera Watkins was buried at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section FF Site 16471 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis.
Vera Y Watkins
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38106
September 12, 1922
October 20, 1992
Female
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  • 09/12
    1922

    Birthday

    September 12, 1922
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 10/20
    1992

    Death

    October 20, 1992
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    West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section FF Site 16471 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis, Tn 38125
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In 1922, in the year that Vera Y Watkins 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 1949, she was 27 years old when comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."
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