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Genella L Thornton 1935 - 2008

Genella L Thornton of Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, AR was born on February 9, 1935, and died at age 73 years old on May 11, 2008.
Genella L Thornton
Mammoth Spring, Fulton County, AR 72554
February 9, 1935
May 11, 2008
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  • 02/9
    1935

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    February 9, 1935
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  • 05/11
    2008

    Death

    May 11, 2008
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    Genella L Thornton lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1935, in the year that Genella L Thornton was born, on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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In 1942, when this person was merely 7 years old, 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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