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William M Merrill 1943 - 1993

William M Merrill was born on February 8, 1943, and died at age 50 years old on April 25, 1993. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William M Merrill.
William M Merrill
February 8, 1943
April 25, 1993
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William M Merrill's History: 1943 - 1993

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  • 02/8
    1943

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    February 8, 1943
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  • 04/25
    1993

    Death

    April 25, 1993
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    William M Merrill lived 24 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 50.
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In 1943, in the year that William M Merrill was born, 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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In 1950, at the age of only 7 years old, William was alive when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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