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Helen Leyh 1920 - 2003

Helen Leyh of Staten Island, Richmond County, NY was born on January 13, 1920, and died at age 83 years old on January 15, 2003.
Helen Leyh
Staten Island, Richmond County, NY 10306
January 13, 1920
January 15, 2003
Female
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Helen Leyh's History: 1920 - 2003

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  • 01/13
    1920

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    January 13, 1920
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  • 01/15
    2003

    Death

    January 15, 2003
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    Helen Leyh lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1920, in the year that Helen Leyh was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1945, Helen was 25 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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