Virgil C Alexander (1923 - 1996)

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Ella Grace (McGregor) Riddle and Janice Stone Alexander

Lillie M Alexander Gravesite

WWII Enlistment of Raymond Doudell

Esther Mae (McDougal) Alexander

Elsie Alexander

Sarah E. Alexander Armstrong

Sarah E. Alexander Armstrong

Boyer Alexander

Gamble Alexander

Lenora May Alexander - Rushville Indiana

Thomas Alexander - Albany New York

William Alexander Family Rushville Indiana 1886

Boyer Alexander

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In 1923, in the year that Virgil C Alexander was born, on September 1, an earthquake - the Great Kanto earthquake - destroyed one-third of Tokyo. Measuring 7.9 and with a reported duration of between 4 and 10 minutes, casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead.

In 1946, he was 23 years old when pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.

In 1955, at the age of 32 years old, Virgil was alive when on September 10th the TV show "Gunsmoke" debuted on CBS. It went on to be television's longest-running western. Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, and Miss Kitty became household names.

In 1974, by the time he was 51 years old, on July 30th, the House Judiciary Committee adopted three articles of impeachment against President Nixon. He was charged with obstruction of justice, failure to uphold laws, and the refusal to produce material subpoenaed by the committee. In order to avoid impeachment, Richard M. Nixon announced that he would resign on August 8th, the first President to do so.

In 1996, in the year of Virgil C Alexander's passing, on July 5th, the first cloned mammal - "Dolly the Sheep" - was born in Scotland. She had three mothers. Dolly lived to be 6 years old and produced 6 lambs. Since, other sheep have been cloned as well as horses, pigs, deer, and bulls.