Brief Life History of Wanda
When Wanda Lassiter was born on 27 May 1954, in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Vaden Cranford, was 29 and her mother, Betty Lou Lassiter, was 24. She died on 4 June 2015, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 61.
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- Wanda S Redd, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Wanda Sue Lassiter, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
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World Events (3)
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.
1955 · To War in Vietnam
The Vietnam War was another civil war brought about from the Cold War. It was fought between the North Vietnamese, who were supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist allies, and the South Vietnamese, who were supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist allies. The war caused two more civil wars in Laos and Cambodia and resulted in all three countries becoming communist states.
1959 · Research Triangle Park Opens
High-tech growth happened when in 1959 the research triangle park was opened. The park goes between Raleigh, Burham, and Chapel Hill.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city of Leicester (see Lester ). This name has been long established in North America, and occurs in a wide variety of forms.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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