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Gerda Shappell 1919 - 2003

Gerda Shappell of Upper Darby, Delaware County, PA was born on July 30, 1919, and died at age 83 years old on February 11, 2003.
Gerda Shappell
Upper Darby, Delaware County, PA 19082
July 30, 1919
February 11, 2003
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  • 07/30
    1919

    Birthday

    July 30, 1919
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  • 02/11
    2003

    Death

    February 11, 2003
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    Gerda Shappell lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1919, in the year that Gerda Shappell was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1924, by the time she was merely 5 years old, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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