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Walter B Wriston 1919 - 2005

Walter B Wriston of New York, New York County, NY was born on August 3, 1919, and died at age 85 years old on January 19, 2005.

Walter B Wriston

New York, New York County, NY 10017

August 3, 1919

January 19, 2005

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August 3, 1919

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January 19, 2005

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In 1919, in the year that Walter B Wriston was born, in June, the Treaty of Versailles - officially ending World War I - was signed. The European Allies demanded "compensation by Germany for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allies and their property by the aggression of Germany by land, by sea and from the air.” The requirement of compensation is seen by most as the reason for the collapse of the German economy and gave rise to the rule of Hitler.

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In 1920, he was merely 1 year 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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