Brief Life History of Raymond Earl
When Raymond Earl Strong was born on 19 January 1942, in Torrington, Laramie, Wyoming, United States, his father, Lee Heman Strong, was 37 and his mother, Alsie Josephine Rogers, was 34. He lived in Benton, Washington, United States in 1950. He died on 17 December 2003, in Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States, at the age of 61.
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Sources (4)
- Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
- Raymond E Strong, "Washington Death Index, 1965-2014"
- Raymond in entry for Lee H Strong, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
1944 · The G.I Bill
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.
1948 · KING-TV
In 1948, KING-TV was the first TV station not just in Washington, but the whole Pacific Northwest. It is an NBC tv station licensed to Seattle and Tacoma.
1960
Squaw Valley, California, United States hosts Winter Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English strong(e), strang(e) ‘strong, powerful’ (Old English strang).
Americanized form of French Trahan .
Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish Stark .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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