Harold Roland Donley

Male30 May 1947–20 November 1969

Brief Life History of Harold Roland

When Harold Roland Donley was born on 30 May 1947, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Harold Roland Donley, was 22 and his mother, Agnes Marie Robertson, was 18. He died on 20 November 1969, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 22, and was buried in Forest Lawn Gardens, Peters Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Harold Roland Donley
1947–1969
Dorothy Louise Schreiber
1949–2018

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  • Harold Donley, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Harold Roland Donley, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War

Age 1

The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.

1949 · NATO is Established

Age 2

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 8

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened form of Donnelly .

English: habitational name from Dunley in Areley Kings, Worcestershire, named from the Old English personal name Dunna + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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