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William Powell 1935 - 1971

William Powell was born on February 9, 1935, and died at age 36 years old in May 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Powell.
William Powell
February 9, 1935
May 1971
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  • 02/9
    1935

    Birthday

    February 9, 1935
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  • 05/dd
    1971

    Death

    May 1971
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    Unknown
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    William Powell lived 35 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 36.
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In 1935, in the year that William Powell was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1941, William was only 6 years old when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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