Brief Life History of Jerome Edward
When Jerome Edward Ruddy was born on 31 October 1936, his father, Hugh J Ruddy, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Brooberg, was 29. He lived in Edina, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States in 1950. He died on 7 November 2003, in Richfield, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 67.
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- Jerome Ruddy, "United States Census, 1950"
- Jerome Edward Ruddy, "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002"
- Jerome Edward Ruddy in entry for John Hugh Ruddy, "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002"
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World Events (8)
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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
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
English: nickname for a person with a ruddy complexion, from Middle English rudi ‘ruddy’ (see Rudd 1).
English: habitational name from a lost or as yet unidentified place, perhaps in the West Midlands.
Irish: from Ó Rodaigh, see Roddy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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