When Polly Ruth Mayhugh was born on 23 August 1936, in Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, her father, Hobert Ellis Mayhugh, was 29 and her mother, Maude White, was 26. She lived in Magisterial District 1, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1940 and Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1950. She died on 15 September 2005, in Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Nelson, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.
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The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
In 1937, the famous Fort Knox depository was built. The depository holds more than 147.3 million ounces of gold. It doesn't produce it though. The gold is hardly ever removed from the depository except small amounts to check the purity. There are so many guards that it is virtually impossible to get into, without permission.
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.
English: variant of Mayhew .
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