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Beryl Devonish 1920 - 1983

Beryl Devonish of Jamaica, Queens County, NY was born on December 29, 1920, and died at age 62 years old in June 1983.
Beryl Devonish
Jamaica, Queens County, NY 11436
December 29, 1920
June 1983
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Beryl Devonish's History: 1920 - 1983

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  • 12/29
    1920

    Birthday

    December 29, 1920
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  • 06/dd
    1983

    Death

    June 1983
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    Beryl Devonish lived 12 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1920, in the year that Beryl Devonish was born, 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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In 1938, when she was 18 years old, 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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