East, John Porter
1931 - Born on the 5th of May.
1955 - He became paraplegic because of polio.
1980 - He was elected to the United States Senate.
1986 - He announced that he would not seek re-election.
- He returned to his teaching position.
- On the 27th of June he completed work on the book galleys of his collected essays.
- He died on the 29th of June,an apparent suicide, a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning.
1955 - He became paraplegic because of polio.
1980 - He was elected to the United States Senate.
1986 - He announced that he would not seek re-election.
- He returned to his teaching position.
- On the 27th of June he completed work on the book galleys of his collected essays.
- He died on the 29th of June,an apparent suicide, a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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