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Matt Skelin 1927 - 1983

Matt Skelin of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois was born on October 18, 1927, and died at age 56 years old in October 1983.
Matt Skelin
Skokie, Cook County, Illinois 60077
October 18, 1927
October 1983
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Matt Skelin's History: 1927 - 1983

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    1927

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    October 18, 1927
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  • 10/dd
    1983

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    October 1983
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    Matt Skelin lived 17 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 55.
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In 1927, in the year that Matt Skelin was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1942, Matt was just 15 years old when on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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