In loving memory
Frederick John Roth
December 9, 1905 – December 20, 1998
Lived 93 years
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1905
Born December 9
1907
Frederick was 2 when the first New Year's Eve ball dropped in Times Square
1918
Frederick was 13 when the Armistice ended World War I
1920
Frederick was 15 when Prohibition began
1935
Frederick was 30 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly
1941
Frederick was 36 when the United States entered World War II
1954
Frederick was 49 when the Supreme Court struck down school segregation
1963
Frederick was 58 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1977
Frederick was 72 when Elvis Presley died
1981
Frederick was 76 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Frederick was 92 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
1998
Passed away December 20, age 93
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