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Nettye Thornton 1896 - 1975

Nettye Thornton of Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia was born on August 28, 1896, and died at age 79 years old in October 1975.
Nettye Thornton
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia 23226
August 28, 1896
October 1975
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Nettye Thornton's History: 1896 - 1975

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  • 08/28
    1896

    Birthday

    August 28, 1896
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  • 10/dd
    1975

    Death

    October 1975
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    Nettye Thornton lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1896, in the year that Nettye Thornton was born, in April, the first study on global warming due to CO2 - carbon dioxide - in the atmosphere was published by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius. Arrhenius concluded that human activity due to the Industrial Revolution would amplify CO2 in the atmosphere, causing a greenhouse effect. His conclusions have been extensively tested in the ensuing 100+ years and are still seen to hold true.
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In 1923, at the age of 27 years old, Nettye was alive when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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