Brief Life History of Betty Jean
When Betty Jean Crush was born in 1930, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Harvey G Crush, was 32 and her mother, Helen Freda Sallade, was 31. She married Francis J. Mcgouldrick on 24 February 1951, in Fountain Hill, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. She lived in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States in 2002 and Bethlehem, Santa Clara, California, United States in 2002. She died in 2020, at the age of 90, and was buried in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Betty Jean J Crush, "United States 1950 Census"
- Betty J. Crush, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Betty Jean Crush McGouldrick, "Find A Grave Index"
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1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
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
Americanized form of German Krusch (see Kruschke ) or Grosch .
English (Essex and Kent): variant of Crouch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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