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Opal Nixon 1917 - 1998

Opal Nixon of Peebles, Adams County, OH was born on June 23, 1917, and died at age 80 years old on April 27, 1998.
Opal Nixon
Peebles, Adams County, OH 45660
June 23, 1917
April 27, 1998
Female
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Opal Nixon's History: 1917 - 1998

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  • 06/23
    1917

    Birthday

    June 23, 1917
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  • 04/27
    1998

    Death

    April 27, 1998
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    Cause of death
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    Opal Nixon lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1917, in the year that Opal Nixon was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1926, at the age of just 9 years old, Opal was alive when 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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