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William Smith 1918 - 1977

William Smith was born on November 26, 1918, and died at age 59 years old in December 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Smith.
William Smith
November 26, 1918
December 1977
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  • 11/26
    1918

    Birthday

    November 26, 1918
    Birthdate
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  • 12/dd
    1977

    Death

    December 1977
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    William Smith lived 13 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 59.
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In 1918, in the year that William Smith was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1943, by the time he was 25 years old, 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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