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Leona A Gaskas 1920 - 2008

Leona A Gaskas of West Hartford, Hartford County, CT was born on July 10, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on May 26, 2008.
Leona A Gaskas
West Hartford, Hartford County, CT 06110
July 10, 1920
May 26, 2008
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  • 07/10
    1920

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    July 10, 1920
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  • 05/26
    2008

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    May 26, 2008
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    Leona A Gaskas lived 22 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1920, in the year that Leona A Gaskas was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1941, she was 21 years old when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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