John Paul Blevins was born on 24 September 1933, in Russell, Greenup, Kentucky, United States as the son of Edward John Blevins and Ellie Arthur. He had at least 1 daughter with Ollie Jean Moore. He died in 2005, at the age of 72.
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The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
The hanging of Rainey Bethea on August 14,1936, in Owensboro, Kentucky was the last pubic hanging in the state and the United States. Anywhere from 15,000-20,000 people showed up for this event. The media was all over the hanging since the Sheriff of Davies county was a female, even though she did not pull levers. Because of the media coverage and the circus it caused, this was the last hanging.
The atomic energy plant near Paduch, Kentucky was built in 1952. It produced enriched uranium and later nuclear fuel for commercial power plants.
Welsh: Anglicized form of Blethen with post-medieval, with excrescent -s.
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