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Viola Emma Gelvin 1923 - 2010

Viola Emma Gelvin of North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, TX was born on February 7, 1923, and died at age 87 years old on September 8, 2010.
Viola Emma Gelvin
North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, TX 76180
February 7, 1923
September 8, 2010
Female
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  • 02/7
    1923

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    February 7, 1923
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  • 09/8
    2010

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    September 8, 2010
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    Viola Emma Gelvin lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1923, in the year that Viola Emma Gelvin was born, the Teapot Dome scandal became the subject of an investigation by Senator Walsh and severely damaged the reputation of the Harding administration. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall was convicted of accepting bribes from oil companies and became the first Cabinet member to go to prison. At the time, the Teapot Dome scandal was seen as "greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics".
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In 1941, at the age of 18 years old, Viola was alive when on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.
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