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Melba Cromwell 1924 - 1987

Melba Cromwell of Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee was born on May 17, 1924, and died at age 63 years old in July 1987.
Melba Cromwell
Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee 37160
May 17, 1924
July 1987
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Melba Cromwell's History: 1924 - 1987

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  • 05/17
    1924

    Birthday

    May 17, 1924
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  • 07/dd
    1987

    Death

    July 1987
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    Melba Cromwell lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1924, in the year that Melba Cromwell was born, 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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In 1932, she was only 8 years old when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
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