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Gene La Rocque

Gene La Rocque, U.S admiral (died 2016)

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Born
June 29, 1918
Died
October 31, 2016
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1918

About Gene La Rocque

Gene La Rocque, also known as Eugene Robert LaRocque, was a rear admiral of the US Navy. He founded the Center for Defense Information in 1971. In the 1980s, La Rocque founded a weekly public affairs television program, America's Defense Monitor.

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The world when Gene La Rocque was born

Gene La Rocque was born in 1918. 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 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gene La Rocque's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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