Brief Life History of Robert Duane
When Robert Duane Dempsey was born on 4 March 1941, in Ronan, Lake, Montana, United States, his father, James Joseph Dempsey, was 48 and his mother, Emily "Minnie" Michel, was 39. He married Loretta Ann Pretty Sounding Flute on 12 June 1963, in Brule, South Dakota, United States. He died on 22 February 1988, in his hometown, at the age of 46, and was buried in Polson, Lake, Montana, United States.
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- Robert Duane Dempsey, "BillionGraves Index"
- Robert Duane Dempsey, "Montana, Lake County Records, 1857-2010"
- Robert Duane Dempsey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1942 · The Japanese American internment
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.
1950 · Great Falls dethrones Butte as biggest city
In 1950, Great Falls, Montana replaced Butte, Montana as the largest city
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.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Díomasaigh ‘descendant of Díomasach’, a byname meaning ‘proud, haughty’, from díomas ‘pride’. The name was occasionally Anglicized as Proudman (see Proud ). Compare McGimsey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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