Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Dourbet was born on 29 January 1923, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Tom Dourbet, was 31 and his mother, Mary Tausche, was 22. He died on 22 July 2002, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 79.
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Sources (6)
- Thomas Dourbet in household of Thomas Dourbet, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Dourbet - Individual or family possessions: birth: 29 January 1925; Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
- Thomas Dourbet, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1925 · The First Municipally Owned Airport in the Country.
The Cleveland Hopkins Airport was named after its founder, William R. Hopkins, and it was the first municipality-owned airport in the United States. It also is the home of the first air traffic control tower, the first ground-to-air radio control system, the first airfield lighting system, and the first U.S. airport to be directly connected to a local rail transit system. It is still in operation today and is the 43rd busiest airport in the United States.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Jean Baptiste, Monique.
French: probably a habitational name for someone from Doubs, a place in Franche-Comté.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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