Brief Life History of Paul Almon
When Paul Almon Gay was born on 26 August 1951, in Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States, his father, Donald Dee Gay, was 25 and his mother, Carolyn Lucille Loghry, was 26. He lived in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States in 2007. He died on 15 July 2007, at the age of 55.
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- Paul Almon Gay in household of Donald D Gay, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Paul Almon Gay, "Nevada County Birth and Death Records, 1871-1992"
- Paul Almon Gay, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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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.
1966 · The Freedom of Information Act
Is a federal law that requires that full or partial disclosure of all previously unreleased government documents or information to be given upon request.
Name Meaning
English (southwestern), French, and Catalan: nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai, Catalan gay ‘cheerful’. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton, lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing an ancient Germanic personal name cognate with Wade .
Catalan: probably also from the personal name Gai (from Latin Gaius).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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