Willie Marton Daniels (1944 - 2010)

Willie's biography
This collaborative biography is for you to show & tell Willie's life so that he is always remembered. What's this?
Ethnicity & Lineage
Nationality & Locations
Education
Religion
Baptism
Professions
Personal Life
Military Service
Average Age
Life Expectancy
View other bios of people named Willie Daniels
Family Tree
Willie's Family Tree
![]()
Partner
Child
Partner
Child
|
Sibling
|
Friends
Friends can be as close as family. Add Willie's family friends, and his friends from childhood through adulthood.
Photos
Nobody has shared photos of Willie Marton Daniels! Please help add a face to the name by sharing a photo of Willie.
Comments
Leave a comment to ask questions, share information, or simply to show that you care about Willie.
Obituary
Share Willie's obituary or write your own to preserve his legacy.
1944 - 2010 World Events
Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Willie's lifetime.
In 1944, in the year that Willie Marton Daniels was born, on June 22nd, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, called the G.I. Bill, was signed into law, pushed through by the veteran's organizations. Benefits provided for veterans to return to school (high school, vocational school, or college), obtain low interest home mortgages and low interest business loans, and (if needed) one year of unemployment insurance. Since most returning vets immediately found work, less than 20% of the unemployment benefits were distributed.
In 1960, when he was 16 years old, on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.
In 1975, by the time he was 31 years old, on September 5th, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme tried to assassinate President Ford in Sacramento, California. She failed when her gun wouldn't fire. President Ford escaped a second assassination attempt 17 days later on September 22 when Sarah Jane Moore tried to shoot him in San Francisco. A bystander saw her raise her arm, grabbed it, and the shot went wild.
In 1982, when he was 38 years old, on June 30th, time ran out on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The Amendment had only received 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications. First sent to the states in 1972, the Amendment stated that "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex".
In 1998, he was 54 years old when on December 19th, the House of Representatives initiated impeachment charges against U.S. President Bill Clinton. He was subsequently acquitted of these charges by the Senate on February 12th.
Other Biographies
Other Willie Daniels Biographies

Other Daniels Family Biographies










