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Ethel Short 1931 - 1986

Ethel Short of Joliet, Will County, Illinois was born on August 22, 1931, and died at age 54 years old in June 1986.
Ethel Short
Joliet, Will County, Illinois 60436
August 22, 1931
June 1986
Female
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Ethel Short's History: 1931 - 1986

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  • 08/22
    1931

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    August 22, 1931
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  • 06/dd
    1986

    Death

    June 1986
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    Cause of death
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    Ethel Short lived 18 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 54.
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In 1931, in the year that Ethel Short was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1942, Ethel was only 11 years old when on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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