In 1989, in the year of Ruth P Watson's passing, on November 9th, the Berlin Wall fell. In 1973, at the age of 56 years old, Ruth was alive when on August 15th, amidst rising calls for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, Congress imposed an end to the bombing of Cambodia. The National Guard was called in to help the LA police quell rioting. 34 people died in the rioting and over $40 million in property damage occurred. An allegedly drunk African-American driver was stopped by LA police and, after a fight, police brutality was alleged - and the riots began. In 1965, when she was 48 years old, from August 11 to 16, riots broke out in Watts, a Black section of Los Angeles. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. In 1938, at the age of 21 years old, Ruth was alive when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. In 1917, in the year that Ruth P Watson was born, in April, the U.S. Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Ruth's lifetime.
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