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Wauneta Thompson 1921 - 1986

Wauneta Thompson (1921 - 1986)
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Wauneta Thompson
Last Known Residence
Nevada, Story County, Iowa 50201
Born
February 5, 1921
Death
November 1986
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Wauneta Thompson of Nevada, Story County, Iowa was born on February 5, 1921, and died at age 65 years old in November 1986.

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Nevada, Story County, Iowa 50201
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Wauneta Thompson passed away at age 65 years old in November 1986. Wauneta Thompson of Nevada, Story County, Iowa was born on February 5, 1921.

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Wauneta Thompson lived 6 years shorter than the average Thompson family member when they died at the age of 65.
The average age of a Thompson family member is 71.
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1921 - 1986 World Events

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In 1921, in the year that Wauneta Thompson was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.

In 1958, Wauneta was 37 years old when on March 24th, Elvis Presley was inducted into the United States Army. Although he could have served in Special Services as an entertainer, he chose to become a regular soldier. Almost everyone thought it would be the end of his career - it wasn't.

In 1965, at the age of 44 years old, Wauneta was alive when from August 11 to 16, riots broke out in Watts, a Black section of Los Angeles. An allegedly drunk African-American driver was stopped by LA police and, after a fight, police brutality was alleged - and the riots began. 34 people died in the rioting and over $40 million in property damage occurred. The National Guard was called in to help the LA police quell rioting.

In 1970, at the age of 49 years old, Wauneta was alive when on May 4th, four students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed by National Guardsmen. The students were at a peaceful demonstration protesting the invasion of Cambodia by US forces. There had been precedent for the killing of American college students. The previous year, on May 15th, Alameda County Sheriffs used shotguns against U.C. Berkeley students at a protest for People's Park. One student died, one was blinded, 128 were injured.

In 1986, in the year of Wauneta Thompson's passing, on January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven crew members died. The cause of the explosion was later found to be a failed O-ring. The O-ring failure was due to the unusually cold conditions at Cape Canaveral.

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