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William Bill Ballard Tom, 1920–1989 (aged 68 years)

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Name
William "Bill" Ballard /Tom/
Given names
William "Bill" Ballard
Surname
Tom
Birth
September 19, 1920
29th President of the United States
Warren G Harding
March 4, 1921 (aged 5 months)
Birth of a brother
George Tom
March 8, 1922 (aged 1 year)
30th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923 (aged 2 years)
31st President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929 (aged 8 years)
Chinese American Events
Tong Wars
from 1800 to 1930 (aged 9 years)
Note: Source citation: Tong Wars Wikipedia
Note: These started as conflicts between clans and sensationalized by American media as gang and turf urban warfare.
Chinese Conflicts
Mukden Incident
from September 18, 1931 to February 18, 1932 (aged 11 years)
Note: Source citation: Mukden Incident Wikipedia
Note: Imperial Japan starts to subjugate Manchuria for natural resources and living space. Japan wanted a Great Britan like empire calling it the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The Japan's defeat to the Soviet during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol set the stage for the Japan's Pearl Harbor attack and war with the United States.
Chinese American Events
Chinese Exclusion Act
from May 9, 1882 to 1943 (aged 22 years)
Note: An official act legalizing discrimination against Chinese in the United States. Poster: 'Chinese Must Go'.
Note: Source citation: Chinese Exclusion Act Wikipedia
Economic
1929 Great Depression
from 1929 to 1930 (aged 9 years)
Note: Source citation: Great Depression Wikipedia
Note: Worldwide economic downturn.
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933 (aged 12 years)
Chinese Conflicts
Second Sino-Japanese War
from July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945 (aged 24 years)
Note: Some historians consider this the true start of World War Two. Japan's attempt to conquer China, after subjugating Manchukuo.
World Conflict
Attack on Pearl Harbor
from December 7, 1941 (aged 21 years)
Note: Source citation: Attack on Pearl Harbor Wikipedia
Note: The date the United States enters WW2.
33rd President of the United States
Harry S Truman
April 12, 1945 (aged 24 years)
China Government/Dynasties
Republic of China
from 1912 to 1949 (aged 28 years)
Note: Source citation: Republic of China Wikipedia
Global Conflict
World War II
from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 24 years)
Note: Source citation: World War Two Wikipedia
Note: Western world's time period for World War II.
Chinese American Events
Internment of Japanese Americans
from February 19, 1942 to March 20, 1946 (aged 25 years)
Note: Another example of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States.
Chinese Conflicts
Chinese Communist/Kuomintang Civil War
from August 10, 1945 to December 7, 1949 (aged 29 years)
Note: This represented the defeat and withdrawal of the Kuomintang to Taiwan by Mao Zedong
China Government/Dynasties
People's Republic of China
1949 (aged 28 years)
Chinese American Events
McCarthyism
from 1940 to 1950 (aged 29 years)
Note: Source citation: McCarthyism Wikipedia
Note: An example of memes and slogans during this time was 'better dead than red' and the Domino theory
34th President of the United States
Dwight D Eisenhower
January 20, 1953 (aged 32 years)
Chinese American Conflicts
Korean War
from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953 (aged 32 years)
Note: Source citation: Korean War Wikipedia
35th President of the United States
John F Kennedy
January 20, 1961 (aged 40 years)
36th President of the United States
Lyndon B Johnson
November 22, 1963 (aged 43 years)
Death of a father
Lim Tom
August 23, 1964 (aged 43 years)
American INS program
Chinese Confession Program
from 1956 to 1965 (aged 44 years)
Note: A program of the Immigration and Naturalization Service allowing reconciliation of the illegal entry status of paper sons. This caused much fear and distrust among the Chinese American population. The number of participants were less than initially predicted.
Death of a mother
Emma Jue
October 27, 1966 (aged 46 years)
37th President of the United States
Richard Nixon
January 20, 1969 (aged 48 years)
38th President of the United States
Gerald Ford
August 9, 1974 (aged 53 years)
American Conflicts
Vietnam War
from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975 (aged 54 years)
Note: Source citation: Vietnam_War Wikipedia
Chinese Events
Cultural Revolution
from 1949 to 1976 (aged 55 years)
Note: The wanton distruction of Chinese clan genealogy documents along with cultural relics by the Red Guards made tracing Chinese Americans family heritage even harder. This represented Mao Zedong' s attempt to regain local control of China.
Note: Source citation: Cultural Revolution Wikipedia
39th President of the United States
Jimmy Carter
January 20, 1977 (aged 56 years)
40th President of the United States
Ronald Reagan
January 20, 1981 (aged 60 years)
Death of a wife
Betty Marie Yee Tom
September 30, 1983 (aged 63 years)
41st President of the United States
George H W Bush
January 20, 1989 (aged 68 years)
Death
June 29, 1989 (aged 68 years)
Family with parents
father
Birth: September 25, 1891
Death: August 23, 1964
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Descendants chart Family book Fan chart Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree chart Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emma Jue William Bill Ballard Tom George Tom
Lim Tom
1891–1964
Birth: September 25, 1891
Death: August 23, 1964
mother
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Birth: September 1, 1902
Death: October 27, 1966
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Emma Jue
1902–1966
Birth: September 1, 1902
Death: October 27, 1966
himself
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Birth: September 19, 1920
Death: June 29, 1989
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William Bill Ballard Tom
1920–1989
Birth: September 19, 1920
Death: June 29, 1989
18 months
younger brother
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Birth: March 8, 1922
Death: January 20, 2000
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George Tom
1922–2000
Birth: March 8, 1922
Death: January 20, 2000
sister
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Family with Betty Marie Yee Tom
himself
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Birth: September 19, 1920
Death: June 29, 1989
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Descendants chart Family book Fan chart Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree chart Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Betty Marie Yee Tom
William Bill Ballard Tom
1920–1989
Birth: September 19, 1920
Death: June 29, 1989
wife
Birth: November 27, 1922
Death: September 30, 1983
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Descendants chart Family book Fan chart Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree chart Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Bill Ballard Tom
Betty Marie Yee Tom
1922–1983
Birth: November 27, 1922
Death: September 30, 1983
daughter
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