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William S Thornton 1920 - 2009

William S Thornton of Mebane, Alamance County, NC was born on December 4, 1920, and died at age 88 years old on July 29, 2009.
William S Thornton
Mebane, Alamance County, NC 27302
December 4, 1920
July 29, 2009
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  • 12/4
    1920

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    December 4, 1920
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  • 07/29
    2009

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    July 29, 2009
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    William S Thornton lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1920, in the year that William S Thornton was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1931, when he was only 11 years old, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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