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Wanda Burkhead 1907 - 1982

Wanda Burkhead (1907 - 1982)
Full legal name
Wanda Burkhead
Last Known Residence
West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts 02132
Born
October 28, 1907
Death
June 1982
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Wanda Burkhead of West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts was born on October 28, 1907, and died at age 74 years old in June 1982.

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Wanda Burkhead passed away at age 74 years old in June 1982. Wanda Burkhead of West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts was born on October 28, 1907.

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Wanda Burkhead lived 2 years longer than the average Burkhead family member when she died at the age of 74.
The average age of a Burkhead family member is 72.
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1907 - 1982 World Events

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In 1907, in the year that Wanda Burkhead was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.

In 1932, by the time she was 25 years old, on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.

In 1956, when she was 49 years old, this was the year that the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, became an international sensation. He began the year as a regional favorite and ended the year with 17 recordings having been on the Billboard’s Top 100 singles chart, 11 TV appearances, and a movie. Elvis scandalized adults and thrilled teens.

In 1963, she was 56 years old when the British Secretary of War, 46 year old John Profumo ,was forced to resign when he lied about an affair with 19 year old Christine Keeler. Keeler was also involved with the Soviet naval attaché and charges of espionage were feared. No proof of spying was ever found.

In 1982, in the year of Wanda Burkhead's passing, on June 30th, time ran out on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The Amendment had only received 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications. First sent to the states in 1972, the Amendment stated that "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex".

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