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William R Hampton 1914 - 1987

William R Hampton of Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky was born on July 6, 1914, and died at age 72 years old in January 1987.
William R Hampton
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky 42101
July 6, 1914
January 1987
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  • 07/6
    1914

    Birthday

    July 6, 1914
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Warren County, Kentucky United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35701445 Enlisted: April 9, 1943 in Louisville Kentucky 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

    Maids And Housemen, Hotels, Restaurants, Etc.
  • 01/dd
    1987

    Death

    January 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1914, in the year that William R Hampton was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1920, when he was merely 6 years old, 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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