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Benjamin Jakes 1905 - 1978

Benjamin Jakes of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on December 25, 1905, and died at age 72 years old in October 1978.
Benjamin Jakes
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11233
December 25, 1905
October 1978
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Benjamin Jakes' History: 1905 - 1978

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  • 12/25
    1905

    Birthday

    December 25, 1905
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  • 10/dd
    1978

    Death

    October 1978
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    Benjamin Jakes lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1905, in the year that Benjamin Jakes was born, the Niagara Falls conference was held in Fort Erie, Ontario. Led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, a group of African-American men met in opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Booker T. Washington had been calling for policies of accommodation and conciliation and these two men, along with the others who attended the conference, felt that this was accomplishing nothing. The group was the precursor to the NAACP.
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In 1937, at the age of 32 years old, Benjamin was alive when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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