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Richard D Hughes 1920 - 2012

Richard D Hughes was born on May 21, 1920, and died at age 92 years old on August 18, 2012. Richard Hughes was buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery Section JJ Site 959 1200 Bailey Avenue, in Chattanooga, Tn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard D Hughes.
Richard D Hughes
May 21, 1920
August 18, 2012
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  • 05/21
    1920

    Birthday

    May 21, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: ARM1 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 08/18
    2012

    Death

    August 18, 2012
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Chattanooga National Cemetery Section JJ Site 959 1200 Bailey Avenue, in Chattanooga, Tn 37404
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In 1920, in the year that Richard D Hughes was born, 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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In 1939, he was 19 years old when in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.
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