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Matthew L. Thornton c. 1964

Matthew L Thornton of Wise County, TX was born circa 1964. Matthew Thornton was married to Helen A. (Hanks) Thornton on December 8, 1984 in Andrews County, TX and they separated on August 22, 2002 in Wise County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Matthew L. Thornton.
Matthew L Thornton
Wise County, TX
circa 1964
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In 1964, in the year that Matthew L. Thornton was born, in June, three young civil rights workers - Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner from New York City, and James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi - were kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi. Working with "Freedom Summer", they were registering African-Americans to vote in the Southern states. Their bodies were found two months later. Although it was discovered that the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office and the Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department were involved, only 7 men were convicted and served less than six years.
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In 1973, in October, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned - President Nixon nominated Gerald Ford for Vice President. Nixon's tax returns came under investigation. Nixon offered the recently discovered Oval Office tapes be heard by one person and summarized - his offer was rejected by the Special Prosecutor. Nixon ordered the Attorney General, then the assistant Attorney General, to fire the Special Prosecutor. Both refused and were fired. The Solicitor General became the acting Attorney General and fired the Special Prosecutor (the Saturday Night Massacre). Nixon releases some of the tapes, under extreme pressure because of the firings.
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Helen A. (Hanks) Thornton

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Matthew L. Thornton

December 8, 1984
Marriage date
Andrews County, TX
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August 22, 2002
Divorce date
Wise County, TX
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