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William Brown 1909 - 1978

William Brown of Oakland, Alameda County, California was born on April 2, 1909, and died at age 68 years old in February 1978.
William Brown
Oakland, Alameda County, California 94603
April 2, 1909
February 1978
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William Brown's History: 1909 - 1978

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  • 04/2
    1909

    Birthday

    April 2, 1909
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  • 02/dd
    1978

    Death

    February 1978
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    William Brown lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1909, in the year that William Brown was born, the U.S. penny was changed to the Abraham Lincoln design. The Lincoln penny was so popular that it soon had to be rationed and it sold on the secondary market for a quarter. Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to be on a U.S. coin - which was released to commemorate his 100th birthday. This penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust.".
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In 1943, at the age of 34 years old, William was alive when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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