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William Thornton 1873 - 1971

William Thornton of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on July 21, 1873, and died at age 97 years old in March 1971.

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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19124
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In 1873, in the year that William Thornton was born, on September 18th, the New York stock market crash - due to the failure of a number of banks - began the Panic of 1873. After the boom following the Civil War, the Coinage Act of 1873 and other factors led to the market crash. Thus began the "Long Depression" - also called the "Great Depression" until the 1930's.
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In 1914, at the age of 41 years old, William was alive when in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.
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Thornton, William (Born Aug 4, 1955) Thornton, William Thornton, William Thornton, William (Dec 19, 1876 - Nov 18, 1941) Thornton, William (Born 1920) Thornton, William (Born 1879) Thornton, William (Jan 13, 1930 - Nov 25, 2012) Thornton, William (Feb 13, 1927 - Dec 9, 2012) Thornton, William (Oct 13, 1930 - Jul 16, 2012) Thornton, William (Sep 16, 1922 - Jan 27, 2012)
Thornton, William (Feb 21, 1930 - May 25, 2010) Thornton, William (Jan 21, 1914 - Jun 21, 2009) Thornton, William (Jun 19, 1934 - Aug 16, 1983) Thornton, William (May 5, 1922 - Jan 18, 1961) Thornton, William (Nov 12, 1914 - May 18, 1970) Thornton, William (Feb 7, 1924 - Jul 31, 1987) Thornton, William (Sep 5, 1917 - Jul 21, 1988) Thornton, William (Feb 6, 1910 - Jan 10, 1962) Thornton, William (Dec 26, 1933 - Jul 26, 1969) Thornton, William (Sep 21, 1910 - Mar 21, 1987)

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Thornton, Thelma Thornton, Myrtle (Born Apr 9, 1884) Thornton, Irene (Born 1882) Thornton, Madison (Born Jan 10, 1886) Thornton, William (Born 1840) Thornton, Matilda Ann (Born Mar 16, 1843) Thornton, Elon (Born 1844) Thornton, Austin (Born Nov 27, 1846) Thornton, Noah (Born 1856) Thornton, Thomas (Born 1852)
Thornton, Amos (Born Nov 27, 1833) Thornton-Cooper, Georgia? (Born Oct 1856) Thornton, Todd Thornton, Jessica (Born c. Feb 17) Thornton, Randall (Jun 29, 1906 - Sep 22, 1988) Thornton, John (Feb 10, 1895 - Feb 1971) Thornton, Albert (Feb 6, 1900 - Feb 17, 1988) Thornton, Adelbert (Oct 6, 1903 - Jan 29, 1988) Thornton, Marion (Jun 1, 1919 - Oct 15, 2000) Thornton, Norman (Sep 12, 1916 - Feb 1976)
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