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Anna Degroot (1880 - 1969)
Anna Degroot was born on March 24, 1880. She died in February 1969 at 88 years of age. We know that Anna Degroot had been residing in Peru, La Salle County, Illinois.
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Anna Degroot passed away in February 1969 at age 88. She was born on March 24, 1880. We are unaware of information about Anna's surviving family. We know that Anna Degroot had been residing in Peru, La Salle County, Illinois.
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In 1880, in the year that Anna Degroot was born, on February 2nd the city of Wabash, Indiana became the third city in the world to be lit by electricity.
In 1918, at the age of 38 years old, Anna was alive when in January, President Wilson presented his Fourteen Points, which assured citizens that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and outlined a plan for postwar peace in Europe. The only leader of the Allies to present such a plan, the Europeans thought Wilson was being too idealistic. The points included free trade, open agreements, democracy and self-determination. They were based on the research and suggestions of 150 advisors.
In 1922, she was 42 years old when the Reparations Commission assessed German liability for World War 1 at 132 billion gold marks (over $32 billion U.S. dollars at the time). This led to hyperinflation in Germany and created the political and social atmosphere in which Hitler was able to rise to power.
In 1941, by the time she was 61 years old, on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
In 1969, in the year of Anna Degroot's passing, on July 20th, the first men walked on the moon. Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. both walked on the moon but it was Armstrong who first stepped on the moon. They fulfilled the promise of President Kennedy's commitment in 1961 to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
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