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John Kenneth Sweene

August 12, 1943 – September 23, 2014

Lived 71 years

Cascde, MD

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1943

Born August 12

1947

John was 4 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier

1951

John was 8 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS

1967

John was 24 when the first Super Bowl was played

1977

John was 34 when Star Wars opened in theaters

1981

John was 38 when MTV began broadcasting

1997

John was 54 when "Titanic" opened in theaters

2005

John was 62 when the first video was posted to YouTube

2010

John was 67 when Apple's iPad went on sale

2014

Passed away September 23, age 71

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