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Benjamin J Hoft 1910 - 1997

Benjamin J Hoft of Decatur, Macon County, IL was born on July 22, 1910, and died at age 87 years old on October 18, 1997.

Benjamin J Hoft
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Decatur, Macon County, IL 62522
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In 1910, in the year that Benjamin J Hoft was born, Halley's comet, which returns past the earth every 75 - 76 years was observed photographically for the first time. Two fortuitous events occurred - photography had been invented since the last time the comet had passed and the comet was relatively close. There was panic because one astronomer claimed that the gas from its tail "would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet." People bought gas masks, "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas".
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In 1924, he was only 14 years old when Macy's department store in New York held its first "Thanksgiving parade" on November 27th at 9a - during church services but leaving plenty of time to attend the big football game between Syracuse and Columbia universities. The parade was held as a way to promote the opening of the “World’s Largest Store” and its 1 million square feet of retail space in Manhattan’s Herald Square. The parade was 6 miles long and included floats, Macy's employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, and sword-wielding knights, and animals from Central Park Zoo. Santa Claus, of course, brought up the rear - opening the Christmas shopping season for Macy's.
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Hoft, Leonard (Jun 23, 1899 - Sep 1968) Hoft, Laura (Jul 14, 1886 - Oct 1967) Hoft, Eleanor (Feb 5, 1898 - Jan 1974) Hoft, Herbert (Apr 1, 1929 - Aug 12, 2007) Hoft, Adolf (Sep 5, 1890 - Mar 1968) Hoft, Olga (Mar 17, 1905 - Aug 14, 1993) Hoft, Henry (Oct 28, 1905 - Mar 1971) Hoft, Genevieve (Jan 15, 1921 - Jan 1993) Hoft, Helen (Dec 7, 1889 - Jul 1976) Hoft, Louisa (Apr 26, 1920 - Feb 2, 1995)
Hoft, Elizabeth (Aug 22, 1905 - May 5, 2006) Hoft, John (Apr 2, 1906 - Feb 5, 1993) Hoft, Thees (Sep 22, 1919 - Jun 12, 2008) Hoft, Emmy (Nov 2, 1900 - May 22, 1988) Hoft, Henry (Oct 1, 1928 - Jul 1977) Hoft, Meta (Jun 11, 1903 - Mar 28, 2000) Hoft, Mildred (Jul 9, 1908 - May 1993) Hoft, John (Feb 4, 1888 - Dec 1983) Hoft, Joseph (Jul 23, 1907 - Feb 1986) Hoft, Margaret (Nov 27, 1907 - Feb 25, 1999)
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