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Ray Shank 1894 - 1981

Ray Shank of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, PA was born on July 24, 1894, and died at age 87 years old in November 1981.
Ray Shank
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, PA 17055
July 24, 1894
November 1981
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Ray Shank's History: 1894 - 1981

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  • 07/24
    1894

    Birthday

    July 24, 1894
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  • 11/dd
    1981

    Death

    November 1981
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    Ray Shank lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1894, in the year that Ray Shank was born, on April 21st, a coal miners' strike closed mines throughout the central United States. The Panic of 1893, and the resulting depression, hit coal miners hard and the miners only struck for 8 weeks - they couldn't afford to live without their wages any longer.
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In 1920, Ray was 26 years old when on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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