Brief Life History of Lester Wayne
When Lester Wayne Cummins Sr. was born on 9 July 1930, in Oklahoma, United States, his father, William Henderson Cummins Sr., was 42 and his mother, Mattie Elizabeth Fox, was 36. He lived in Jefferson Township, Washington, Oklahoma, United States in 1940 and Dewey, Oklahoma, United States in 1989. He died on 28 March 2015, in Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Dewey, Washington, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Lester Cumins, "United States Census, 1940"
- Lester W Cummins Sr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Lester Wayne Cummins, "Find A Grave Index"
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1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1940
Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
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
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): variant of Cummings .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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