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William Thornton 1905 - 1969

William Thornton of Manorville, Armstrong County, PA was born on August 13, 1905, and died at age 63 years old in June 1969.
William Thornton
Manorville, Armstrong County, PA 16238
August 13, 1905
June 1969
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  • 08/13
    1905

    Birthday

    August 13, 1905
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  • 06/dd
    1969

    Death

    June 1969
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    William Thornton lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1905, in the year that William Thornton was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1928, at the age of 23 years old, William was alive when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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