Bruce Beckwith
19 November 1923–30 December 1974 (Age 51)
Angelica, Angelica, Allegany, New York, United States
The Life of Bruce
Bruce Beckwith was born on 19 November 1923, in Angelica, Angelica, Allegany, New York, United States. He died on 30 December 1974, at the age of 51.
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World Events (3)
1927
Age 4
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929
Age 6
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1931
Age 8
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire named Beckwith, from Old English bēce ‘beech’ + Old Norse viðr ‘wood’ (replacing the cognate Old English wudu).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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