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Whitner Thompson 1913 - 1985

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Updated: October 7, 2011
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Whitner Thompson (1913 - 1985)
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Whitner Thompson
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Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina 27401
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August 9, 1913
Death
May 1985
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Whitner Thompson of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina was born on August 9, 1913, and died at age 71 years old in May 1985.

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Whitner Thompson passed away at age 71 years old in May 1985. Whitner Thompson of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina was born on August 9, 1913.

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In 1913, in the year that Whitner Thompson was born, the 17th Amendment, establishing the direct election of U.S. Senators, was adopted. Previously, Senators were elected by state legislatures. As early as 1826, a call to elect senators through popular vote was championed and previous to the 17th amendment, two states had already changed their process. Governors are still able to appoint senators to vacant seats until an election can be held.

In 1956, when this person was 43 years old, on May 20th, the U.S. tested the first hydrogen bomb dropped from a plane over Bikini Atoll. Previously, hydrogen bombs had only been tested on the ground. The Atomic Age moved forward.

In 1964, Whitner was 51 years old when on February 9th, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. 73 million people watched - although the Beatles couldn't be heard because of the loud screaming of the female teenage audience.

In 1975, at the age of 62 years old, Whitner was alive when in January, Popular Mechanics featured the Altair 8800 on it's cover. The Altair home computer kit allowed consumers to build and program their own personal computers. Thousands were sold in the first month.

In 1985, in the year of Whitner Thompson'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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