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John G Kresge 1914 - 1989

John G Kresge was born on June 5, 1914, and died at age 74 years old on April 27, 1989. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John G Kresge.
John G Kresge
June 5, 1914
April 27, 1989
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  • 06/5
    1914

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    June 5, 1914
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  • 04/27
    1989

    Death

    April 27, 1989
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    John G Kresge lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1914, in the year that John G Kresge was born, in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.
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In 1924, John was just 10 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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