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James Donaldson
March 18, 1948 – July 29, 2018
Lived 70 years
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1948
Born March 18
1949
James was 1 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1956
James was 8 when the Interstate Highway System was created
1969
James was 21 when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
1971
James was 23 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
James was 34 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1991
James was 43 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2004
James was 56 when Facebook was launched
2014
James was 66 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2018
Passed away July 29, age 70
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