Robert DePugh

Robert DePugh, American activist, founded the Minutemen (an anti-Communist organization) (died 2009)

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Born: April 15, 1923
Died: June 30, 2009
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1923

About Robert DePugh

Robert Boliver DePugh was an American anti-communist activist who founded the Minutemen militant anti-Communist organization in 1961. Robert Boliver DePugh (April 15, 1923 – June 30, 2009) was an American anti-communist activist who founded the Minutemen militant anti-Communist organization in 1961. DePugh founded a veterinary drug firm in 1953 that folded in 1956. If it was written by DePugh, it was the first major instance of antisemitic ideology in his political ideology, whereas previously he had been mostly focused on communists. In the 1980s, DePugh became involved in the Christian Identity movement.

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Robert DePugh timeline

1923Robert Boliver DePugh (April 15, 1923 – June 30, 2009) was an American anti-communist activist who founded the Minutemen militant anti-Communist organization in 1961.
1953DePugh founded a veterinary drug firm in 1953 that folded in 1956.

The world when Robert DePugh was born

Robert DePugh was born in 1923. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1923

#1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
Defining fadDance marathons
Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert DePugh's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1923	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,700	$435,000
Average income	$3,380	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	111.9M	341 million

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