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Willis A Riley 1911 - 1973

Willis A Riley of Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma was born on March 30, 1911, and died at age 62 years old in November 1973.
Willis A Riley
Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma 74026
March 30, 1911
November 1973
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  • 03/30
    1911

    Birthday

    March 30, 1911
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lincoln County, Oklahoma United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38271246 Enlisted: October 7, 1942 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 11/dd
    1973

    Death

    November 1973
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1911, in the year that Willis A Riley was born, British physicist Ernest Rutherford (born in New Zealand), along with German physicist Hans Geiger, discovered the structure of an atom. He found that atoms had nuclei (a nucleus) and were circled by electrons, much as planets orbit the sun.
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In 1938, he was 27 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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