Frank Frias
1927–1991 (Age 63)
Texas, United States
The Life of Frank
Frank Frias was born on 10 October 1927, in Texas, United States. He died on 26 April 1991, at the age of 63.
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1929
Age 2
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.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Age 2
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1931
Age 4
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
Spanish (Frías) and Portuguese: habitational name from any of various places, for example in the provinces of Burgos and Teruel, so called from the feminine plural form of the adjective frío ‘cold’ (Latin frigidus); a noun such as aguas ‘waters’ or fuentes ‘springs’ has been lost.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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