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Walter Hinz (1899 - 1976)

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Walter Hinz
1899 - 1976
Born
September 10, 1899
Death
March 1976
Last Known Residence
Port Edwards, Wood County, Wisconsin 54469
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Walter Hinz of Port Edwards, Wood County, Wisconsin was born on September 10, 1899, and died at age 76 years old in March 1976.
Updated: November 4, 2011
Biography ID: 55163183

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Port Edwards, Wood County, Wisconsin 54469
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Walter Hinz passed away at age 76 years old in March 1976. Walter Hinz of Port Edwards, Wood County, Wisconsin was born on September 10, 1899.

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In 1899, in the year that Walter Hinz was born, the meaning of Chinese "oracle bones" was rediscovered. Farmers in China had been turning up the bones in their fields for generations but most often they were ground up and sold as medicine. The chancellor of the Imperial Academy and a friend noticed, before they ground the bones, that they had writing. The bones had been used around the second millennium BC for divination.

In 1914, Walter was merely 15 years old when in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

In 1938, Walter was 39 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.

In 1947, Walter was 48 years old when on November 25th, the Hollywood "Black List" was created by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Ten Hollywood writers and directors had refused to testify to the Committee regarding "Communists" or "Reds" in the movie industry. The next day, the blacklist was created and they were fired.

In 1976, in the year of Walter Hinz's passing, on August 4th, a mysterious illness struck an American Legion convention in Philadelphia. Within a week, 25 people had died and 130 people had been hospitalized. It was the first known instance of what came to be called "Legionnaires Disease."

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