Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Florczak was born on 18 July 1935, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, his father, Alexander J Florczak, was 23 and his mother, Jean Dobrzynski, was 22. He died on 21 August 2007, in Spring Hill, Hernando, Florida, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Whiting, Manchester Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Richard A Florczak, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Richard A Florczak, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Richard A. Florczak, "Find A Grave Index"
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1937 · The Neutrality Act
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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
1938
The infamous radio debut of War of the Worlds (an adaptation of the novel by Orson Welles) was broadcast from New Jersey. The drama program was framed as a news broadcast describing an alien invasion, which reportedly caused panic among a small subset of listeners that tuned in late. However, the newspaper industry exaggerated reports of the confusion to make it sound widespread. It's believed that the newspaper industry was attempting to take advantage of the situation to discredit the reliability of radio broadcasting.
1954 · Nike Missile Sites (Cold War)
Because of New Jersey's strategic location, it served a critical role in North American's defense plans during the Cold War. During two of the most intense decades of the Cold War era, New Jersey was home to over a dozen U.S. Army Nike missile installations. The Nike Missiles were named after the mythical Greek goddess of victory, and were deployed at sites that surrounded major metropolitan areas. The sites were deactivated in 1974.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Janusz, Lech, Wojciech.
Polish: patronymic from the personal name Florek , a pet form of Florian .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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