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Willie Ward 1914 - 2011

Willie Ward of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on December 17, 1914, and died at age 96 years old on May 27, 2011.
Willie Ward
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60623
December 17, 1914
May 27, 2011
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  • 12/17
    1914

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    December 17, 1914
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  • 05/27
    2011

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    May 27, 2011
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    Willie Ward lived 24 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 96.
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In 1914, in the year that Willie Ward was born, in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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In 1943, he was 29 years old when 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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