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Owen Riley 1922 - 1984

Owen Riley was born on November 2, 1922, and died at age 61 years old in May 1984. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Owen Riley.
Owen Riley
November 2, 1922
May 1984
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  • 11/2
    1922

    Birthday

    November 2, 1922
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  • 05/dd
    1984

    Death

    May 1984
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    Unknown
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    Owen Riley lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1922, in the year that Owen Riley was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1950, he was 28 years old when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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