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Arthur M Compton 1913 - 1996

Arthur M Compton of Seattle, King County, WA was born on February 19, 1913, and died at age 83 years old on November 3, 1996.
Arthur M Compton
Seattle, King County, WA 98103
February 19, 1913
November 3, 1996
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Arthur M Compton's History: 1913 - 1996

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  • 02/19
    1913

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    February 19, 1913
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  • 11/3
    1996

    Death

    November 3, 1996
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    Arthur M Compton lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1913, in the year that Arthur M Compton was born, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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In 1920, at the age of just 7 years old, Arthur was alive when on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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