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Homer Shew 1904 - 1980

Homer Shew of San Leandro, Alameda County, California was born on August 21, 1904, and died at age 75 years old in January 1980.
Homer Shew
San Leandro, Alameda County, California 94579
August 21, 1904
January 1980
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Homer Shew's History: 1904 - 1980

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  • 08/21
    1904

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    August 21, 1904
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  • 01/dd
    1980

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    January 1980
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    Homer Shew lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1904, in the year that Homer Shew was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1920, at the age of 16 years old, Homer was alive when on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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