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Gordon Backus 1915 - 1980

Gordon Backus of Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia was born on March 18, 1915, and died at age 65 years old in July 1980.

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Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia 22205
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In 1915, in the year that Gordon Backus was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1934, Gordon was 19 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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Backus, Lauriston (Apr 12, 1918 - Nov 1986) Backus, Joyce (Apr 25, 1931 - Oct 24, 2002) Backus, Eleanor (Sep 22, 1936 - Jan 22, 2002) Backus, John (Sep 23, 1915 - Sep 30, 2007) Backus, Ralph (Oct 1, 1902 - Nov 1962) Backus, Robert (Nov 27, 1916 - Mar 23, 1990) Backus, Philip (May 30, 1951 - Oct 26, 2010) Backus, Donald (Aug 9, 1923 - Sep 1980) Backus, Harry (Oct 20, 1885 - Nov 1972) Backus, Guy (Apr 9, 1896 - Feb 1970)
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