Richard Broad

Brief Life History of Richard

When Richard Broad was born on 1 October 1921, in Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States, his father, Richard Broad, was 31 and his mother, Hazel Mary Congdon, was 28. He married Janet Hubbard on 22 April 1944, in Newport News, Virginia, United States. He lived in Wythe District, Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States in 1930. He died on 16 August 2007, in Newport News, Virginia, United States, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Richard Broad
1921–2007
Janet Hubbard
1923–1998
Marriage: 22 April 1944

Sources (14)

  • Richard Broad Jr. in household of Richard Broad, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Richard Broad, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Richard Broad, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

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.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a stout or large person, from Middle English brod(e) ‘wide, broad’ (Old English brād).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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