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Merrill Holmes 1931 - 1978

Merrill Holmes of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on August 18, 1931, and died at age 47 years old in August 1978.
Merrill Holmes
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60637
August 18, 1931
August 1978
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Merrill Holmes' History: 1931 - 1978

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  • 08/18
    1931

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    August 18, 1931
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  • 08/dd
    1978

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    August 1978
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    Merrill Holmes lived 26 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 46.
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In 1931, in the year that Merrill Holmes was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1943, when this person was merely 12 years old, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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