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Cornell Best 1919 - 1996

Cornell Best of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on August 31, 1919, and died at age 76 years old on April 9, 1996. Cornell Best was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 2D Site 2693 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.
Cornell Best
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11212
August 31, 1919
April 9, 1996
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Cornell Best's History: 1919 - 1996

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  • 08/31
    1919

    Birthday

    August 31, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army, Us Army Rank attained: SGT, 1ST SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 04/9
    1996

    Death

    April 9, 1996
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Long Island National Cemetery Section 2D Site 2693 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
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In 1919, in the year that Cornell Best was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1921, when he was merely 2 years old, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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