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Oakie Meeks 1904 - 1992

Oakie Meeks was born on November 4, 1904, and died at age 87 years old on April 30, 1992. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Oakie Meeks.
Oakie Meeks
November 4, 1904
April 30, 1992
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  • 11/4
    1904

    Birthday

    November 4, 1904
    Birthdate
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  • 04/30
    1992

    Death

    April 30, 1992
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Oakie Meeks lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1904, in the year that Oakie Meeks was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1943, by the time this person was 39 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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