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Orris Benson 1917 - 1983

Orris Benson of Plaza, Mountrail County, North Dakota was born on July 6, 1917, and died at age 65 years old in April 1983.
Orris Benson
Plaza, Mountrail County, North Dakota 58771
July 6, 1917
April 1983
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Orris Benson's History: 1917 - 1983

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  • 07/6
    1917

    Birthday

    July 6, 1917
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  • 04/dd
    1983

    Death

    April 1983
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    Unknown
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    Orris Benson lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1917, in the year that Orris Benson 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 1946, Orris was 29 years old when pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.
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