Brief Life History of Robert L
When Robert L Richards was born on 31 July 1924, in Michigan, United States, his father, Leigh Burton Richards, was 31 and his mother, Fanny Alida Sandy, was 28. He married Emily Joan French on 3 June 1950. He lived in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States for about 20 years and Jackson, Michigan, United States in 2011. He died on 24 February 2011, in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Lyon Township, Roscommon, Michigan, United States.
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- Robert L Richards, "United States 1950 Census"
- Robert L Richards, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Robert Leigh Richards, "Michigan, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Rickards .
German: patronymic from the personal name Richard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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