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Wesley Reed (1908 - 1985)
Wesley Reed was born on August 1, 1908. He died in February 1985 at age 76. We know that Wesley Reed had been residing in Sparks, Lincoln County, Oklahoma 74869.
Wesley Reed Biography
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Wesley Reed died in February 1985 at 76 years of age. He was born on August 1, 1908. There is no information about Wesley's family or relationships. We know that Wesley Reed had been residing in Sparks, Lincoln County, Oklahoma 74869.
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1908 - 1985 World Events
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In 1908, in the year that Wesley Reed was born, President Theodore Roosevelt held the White House Conservation Conference, which lead to the establishment of the National Conservation Commission. Preparing the first inventory of the United State's natural resources, the commission was divided into four parts: water, forests, lands, and minerals.
In 1928, by the time he was 20 years old, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
In 1944, at the age of 36 years old, Wesley was alive when on November 7th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a fourth term as President of the United States. Running against Thomas Dewey, Governor of New York, Roosevelt won 53.4 of the popular vote, Dewey got 45.9%.
In 1970, when he was 62 years old, on May 1st, US troops invaded Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War. The invasion of Cambodia was a Nixon policy, although it was argued against by both his Secretary of State and his Secretary of Defense.
In 1985, in the year of Wesley Reed's passing, on March 7th, the song "We Are the World" was released as a charity effort to alleviate the African famine. The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones. They were joined by 37 other famous singers in the recording studio and a phenomena had begun
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