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Rodena A. (Helm) Thornton c. 1933

Rodena A Thornton of TX was born circa 1933. Rodena Thornton was married to John R. Thornton Jr on March 6, 1981 in Cooke County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rodena A. (Helm) Thornton.
Rodena A Thornton
TX
circa 1933
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In 1933, in the year that Rodena A. (Helm) Thornton was born, the day after being inaugurated, the new President, Franklin Roosevelt, declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks (the bank run). Within 5 days of his administration, the Emergency Banking Act was passed - reorganizing banks and closing insolvent ones. In his first 100 days, he asked Congress to repeal Prohibition (which they did), signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed legislation that paid commodity farmers to leave their fields fallow, thus ending surpluses and boosting prices, signed a bill that gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions as well as suspending some antitrust laws and establishing a federally funded Public Works Administration, and won passage of 12 other major laws that helped the economy.
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In 1941, on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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John R. Thornton Jr

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Rodena A. (Helm) Thornton

March 6, 1981
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Cooke County, TX
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