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Sam Tortoris 1919 - 1977

Sam Tortoris was born on October 12, 1919, and died at age 57 years old in May 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sam Tortoris.

Sam Tortoris
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In 1919, in the year that Sam Tortoris was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1922, by the time he was merely 3 years old, 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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Tortoris, Sam (Jan 1, 1888 - Feb 1974) Tortoris, Bertha (Oct 23, 1915 - Oct 1978) Tortoris, Peter (Oct 5, 1901 - Jun 30, 1990) Tortoris, Lillie (Jan 14, 1891 - Apr 1976) Tortoris, Joseph (Aug 25, 1921 - Feb 1965) Tortoris, Louise (Dec 18, 1927 - May 25, 1994) Tortoris, Peter (Oct 11, 1921 - Jun 5, 2006) Tortoris, Ann (Sep 30, 1909 - Aug 30, 1993)
Tortoris, Sally (Sep 17, 1917 - Feb 15, 1997) Tortoris, Joseph (Sep 11, 1898 - Apr 1986) Tortoris, John (Jun 12, 1923 - Jul 5, 2002) Tortoris, Helena (Sep 13, 1911 - Aug 1976) Tortoris, Maxie (Sep 3, 1909 - Mar 1978) Tortoris, Josephine (Jan 25, 1907 - Apr 23, 2002) Tortoris, Josephine (Jul 5, 1896 - Apr 1974)
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