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William Howard Wakefield 1913 - 2000

William Howard Wakefield Jr. was born on September 13, 1913 in Oakland, Alameda County, California United States to William Howard Wakefield and Mary Elizabeth Stalder, and had a sister Mary Elizabeth Wakefield. He married Elda B. Laird. He would also marry Ann Louise Ayres, and they had a child Stephen Edward Wakefield. William Wakefield died at age 86 years old on March 25, 2000 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County.
William Howard Wakefield Jr.
September 13, 1913
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States
March 25, 2000
Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, United States
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  • 09/13
    1913

    Birthday

    September 13, 1913
    Birthdate
    Oakland, Alameda County, California United States
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  • 03/25
    2000

    Death

    March 25, 2000
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California United States
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    William Howard Wakefield lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1913, in the year that William Howard Wakefield was born, Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. It had previously taken 12 hours to assemble a whole vehicle - now it took only two hours and 30 minutes! Inspired by the production lines at flour mills, breweries, canneries and industrial bakeries, along with the disassembly of animal carcasses in Chicago’s meat-packing plants, Ford created moving belts for parts and the assembly line was born.
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In 1925, by the time he was only 12 years old, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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