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Walter Sopek 1905 - 1986

Walter Sopek of Imlay City, Lapeer County, Michigan was born on April 28, 1905, and died at age 81 years old in October 1986.
Walter Sopek
Imlay City, Lapeer County, Michigan 48444
April 28, 1905
October 1986
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  • 04/28
    1905

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    April 28, 1905
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  • 10/dd
    1986

    Death

    October 1986
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    Walter Sopek lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1905, in the year that Walter Sopek was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1942, Walter was 37 years old when from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.
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