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James Edward Marra
June 18, 1928 – May 24, 2020
Lived 91 years
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1928
Born June 18
1929
James was 1 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday
1939
James was 11 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1945
James was 17 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1950
James was 22 when the Korean War began
1962
James was 34 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
James was 43 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
James was 53 when MTV began broadcasting
1998
James was 70 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2001
James was 73 when Apple introduced the iPod
2016
James was 88 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2020
Passed away May 24, age 91
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