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Walter Ribbe 1907 - 1987

Walter Ribbe (1907 - 1987)

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Walter Ribbe

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Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois 60936

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March 6, 1907

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April 1987

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Walter Ribbe of Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois was born on March 6, 1907, and died at age 80 years old in April 1987.

Walter Ribbe Walter Ribbe (1907 - 1987)

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Walter Ribbe passed away at age 80 years old in April 1987. Walter Ribbe of Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois was born on March 6, 1907.

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In 1907, in the year that Walter Ribbe was born, the second Hague peace conference was called by Russia in the Netherlands. While nothing was settled regarding the matter of peace among nations, many resolutions were passed (and accepted by many nations) about the conventions of war - especially the protection of noncombatants.

In 1927, he was 20 years old when 10 years after the United States bought the U.S. Virgin Islands from the Danish government, the inhabitants were granted U.S. citizenship. While they can vote in congressional elections and presidential primaries, they cannot vote for President.

In 1964, when he was 57 years old, on June 11th, activist Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa for conspiring to overthrow the state (because of his numerous anti-apartheid activities). He served 27 years in prison.

In 1971, Walter was 64 years old when in March, Intel shipped the first microprocessor to Busicom, a Japanese manufacturer of calculators. The microprocessor has since allowed computers to become smaller and faster, leading to smaller and more versatile handheld devices, home computers, and supercomputers.

In 1987, in the year of Walter Ribbe's passing, was the first time that a criminal in the United States - a serial rapist - was convicted through the use of DNA evidence.