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Vida Pershall (1883 - 1970)

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Vida Pershall
1883 - 1970
Born
February 2, 1883
Death
August 1970
Last Known Residence
Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon 97055
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Vida Pershall of Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon was born on February 2, 1883, and died at age 87 years old in August 1970.
Updated: November 10, 2011
Biography ID: 79743717

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Vida Pershall passed away at age 87 years old in August 1970. Vida Pershall of Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon was born on February 2, 1883.

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Vida Pershall lived 12 years longer than the average Pershall family member when they died at the age of 87.
The average age of a Pershall family member is 75.
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1883 - 1970 World Events

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In 1883, in the year that Vida Pershall was born, on February 28th, in Boston MA, the first vaudeville theater was opened by Benjamin Franklin Keith.

In 1897, when this person was only 14 years old, in the January 22nd issue of "Engineering", the word "computer" was first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. Previously - since the 17th century - the term computer meant "one who computes" and referred to human beings who worked with numbers.

In 1915, at the age of 32 years old, Vida was alive when 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.

In 1963, Vida was 80 years old when the British Secretary of War, 46 year old John Profumo ,was forced to resign when he lied about an affair with 19 year old Christine Keeler. Keeler was also involved with the Soviet naval attaché and charges of espionage were feared. No proof of spying was ever found.

In 1970, in the year of Vida Pershall's passing, on May 4th, four students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed by National Guardsmen. The students were at a peaceful demonstration protesting the invasion of Cambodia by US forces. There had been precedent for the killing of American college students. The previous year, on May 15th, Alameda County Sheriffs used shotguns against U.C. Berkeley students at a protest for People's Park. One student died, one was blinded, 128 were injured.

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