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William Benke 1910 - 1988

William Benke of Somerset, Somerset County, NJ was born on January 1, 1910, and died at age 78 years old on March 20, 1988.

William Benke

Somerset, Somerset County, NJ 08873

January 1, 1910

March 20, 1988

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January 1, 1910

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1988

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March 20, 1988

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In 1910, in the year that William Benke was born, Halley's comet, which returns past the earth every 75 - 76 years was observed photographically for the first time. Two fortuitous events occurred - photography had been invented since the last time the comet had passed and the comet was relatively close. There was panic because one astronomer claimed that the gas from its tail "would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet." People bought gas masks, "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas".

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In 1950, William was 40 years old when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.

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