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Eligah Lester 1900 - 1978

Eligah Lester of Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee was born on March 20, 1900, and died at age 78 years old in November 1978.
Eligah Lester
Millington, Shelby County, Tennessee 38053
March 20, 1900
November 1978
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    1900

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    March 20, 1900
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  • 11/dd
    1978

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    November 1978
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    Eligah Lester lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1900, in the year that Eligah Lester was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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In 1945, this person was 45 years old when on March 12th, a riot erupted at a Japanese internment camp in Santa Fe New Mexico. Two days earlier, white shirts with the Rising Sun on the back had been confiscated and the prisoners objected. Three leaders of the protest were removed and sent to another camp. Guards at the Santa Fe camp were armed with submachine guns, shotguns, and gun masks. On the morning of the 12th, prisoners began throwing rocks at the guards. When the "rioters" wouldn't disperse, the guards were ordered to use tear gas and batons. Four men were badly injured as a result.
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