Michael Thatcher
1941–1984 (Age 43)
Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States
The Life of Michael
When Michael Thatcher was born on 11 December 1941, in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States, his father, Albert Russell Thatcher, was 35 and his mother, Ruby Aileen Conwell, was 25. He died in December 1984, at the age of 43.
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Family Time Line
Albert Russell Thatcher
1906–1984
Ruby Aileen Conwell
1916–1972
Michael Thatcher
1941–1984
Parents & Siblings
- Albert Russell Thatcher
1906–1984Male
- Ruby Aileen Conwell
1916–1972Female
siblings
(1)
1941–1984Male
World Events (8)
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Age 1
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
1944 · The G.I Bill
Age 3
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.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
Age 14
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
English: occupational name for a thatcher, someone who covered roofs in straw, from an agent derivative of Middle English thach(en) ‘to thatch’ (Old English þæccan ‘to cover or roof’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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