Brief Life History of Mike
When Mike Martinez Jr. was born on 18 July 1918, in Texas, United States, his father, Miguel Mike Martinez, was 28 and his mother, Faustina Porras, was 18. He lived in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 28 July 1963, in Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Calvary Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
- Miguel Martinez, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Mike Martinez, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Carlos, Luis, Jesus, Francisco, Pedro, Miguel, Raul, Mario, Jorge, Roberto, Ruben. Portuguese Ligia, Paulo, Armanda, Catarina, Gonsalo, Marcio, Wenceslao, Anatolio, Godofredo, Lidio, Sil, Zulmira.
Spanish (Martínez): patronymic from the personal name Martin . This surname has also been established in southern Italy since the period of Spanish dominance there. In the US, it is the tenth most frequent surname. Compare De Martinez .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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