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Matthew Thornton 1926 - 2009

Matthew Thornton of Seattle, King County, WA was born on July 20, 1926, and died at age 82 years old on February 5, 2009.
Matthew Thornton
Seattle, King County, WA 98177
July 20, 1926
February 5, 2009
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Matthew Thornton's History: 1926 - 2009

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  • 07/20
    1926

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    July 20, 1926
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  • 02/5
    2009

    Death

    February 5, 2009
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    Matthew Thornton lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1926, in the year that Matthew Thornton was born, on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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In 1934, at the age of only 8 years old, Matthew was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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