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William E Popejoy 1926 - 2010

William E Popejoy of Brighton, Washington County, IA was born on July 4, 1926, and died at age 83 years old on April 26, 2010.
William E Popejoy
Brighton, Washington County, IA 52540
July 4, 1926
April 26, 2010
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  • 07/4
    1926

    Birthday

    July 4, 1926
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Jefferson County, Iowa United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 37649517 Enlisted: November 21, 1944 in Jefferson Barracks Missouri Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    General Farmers
  • 04/26
    2010

    Death

    April 26, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1926, in the year that William E Popejoy was born, on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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In 1938, he was merely 12 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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