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William Henry Thomas 1920 - 2009

William Henry Thomas was born on September 19, 1920, and died at age 88 years old on March 3, 2009. William Thomas was buried at Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery Section C Row 41 Site 2 6827 East New Market Ellwood Road, in Hurlock, Md. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Henry Thomas.
William Henry Thomas
September 19, 1920
March 3, 2009
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  • 09/19
    1920

    Birthday

    September 19, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces Rank attained: CAPT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/3
    2009

    Death

    March 3, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery Section C Row 41 Site 2 6827 East New Market Ellwood Road, in Hurlock, Md 21643
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In 1920, in the year that William Henry Thomas was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1943, William was 23 years old 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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