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William Riggs 1909 - 2007

William Riggs of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on March 20, 1909, and died at age 98 years old on March 25, 2007.

William Riggs
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19107
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March 20, 1909
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  • 03/20
    1909

    Birthday

    March 20, 1909
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States

  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33324739 Enlisted: July 28, 1942 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa 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

    Skilled Occupations In Building Of Aircraft, N.e.c.
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    2007

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    March 25, 2007
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In 1909, in the year that William Riggs was born, the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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In 1918, by the time he was merely 9 years old, in January, President Wilson presented his Fourteen Points, which assured citizens that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and outlined a plan for postwar peace in Europe. The only leader of the Allies to present such a plan, the Europeans thought Wilson was being too idealistic. The points included free trade, open agreements, democracy and self-determination. They were based on the research and suggestions of 150 advisors.
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Riggs, Martha (Born Apr 7, 1873) Riggs, Loren (Born Apr 21, 1910) Coykendall-Riggs, Etta (Born May 18, 1883) Riggs, Merle (May 25, 1915 - Apr 22, 2006) Riggs, Thorine (May 5, 1948 - Sep 18, 2001) Riggs, Norma (Nov 8, 1943 - Aug 23, 2003) Riggs, Fred (Oct 16, 1891 - Mar 1975) Riggs, Leone (Feb 6, 1895 - Apr 1989) Riggs, Mary (Dec 24, 1933 - Dec 27, 1997) Riggs, Lawrence (Jan 21, 1950 - Sep 14, 2010)
Riggs, George (Aug 10, 1902 - Oct 1973) Riggs, Regina (Mar 29, 1921 - May 11, 2010) Riggs, Ruth (Nov 6, 1892 - May 1984) Riggs, Constance (Feb 2, 1947 - Aug 29, 1993) Riggs, Clara (Sep 10, 1891 - Jan 1979) Riggs, Margaret (May 30, 1891 - Mar 1991) Riggs, Clyde (Oct 29, 1908 - Jul 1971) Riggs, William (Oct 12, 1915 - Jul 1979) Riggs, Kenneth (Sep 11, 1917 - May 1977) Riggs, Elmer (Feb 22, 1915 - May 1982)
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