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Violet Foley 1911 - 1978

Violet Foley of Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois was born on November 22, 1911, and died at age 66 years old in August 1978.
Violet Foley
Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois 61455
November 22, 1911
August 1978
Female
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Violet Foley's History: 1911 - 1978

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  • 11/22
    1911

    Birthday

    November 22, 1911
    Birthdate
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  • 08/dd
    1978

    Death

    August 1978
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Violet Foley lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1911, in the year that Violet Foley was born, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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In 1943, Violet was 32 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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