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Walter Simmons 1931 - 1980

Walter Simmons was born on July 3, 1931, and died at age 49 years old in September 1980. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter Simmons.
Walter Simmons
July 3, 1931
September 1980
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Walter Simmons' History: 1931 - 1980

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    1931

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    July 3, 1931
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  • 09/dd
    1980

    Death

    September 1980
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    Walter Simmons lived 22 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 49.
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In 1931, in the year that Walter Simmons was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1943, he was just 12 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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