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August Reschke 1881 - 1971

August Reschke of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois was born on May 19, 1881, and died at age 90 years old in August 1971.
August Reschke
McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois 60050
May 19, 1881
August 1971
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    1881

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    May 19, 1881
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  • 08/dd
    1971

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    August 1971
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    August Reschke lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1881, in the year that August Reschke was born, on November 19th, a meteorite landed a few miles southwest of Odessa, Ukraine. According to one report: "About 7 o'clock one morning a bright and serpentine tail of fire was seen passing over the town by the inhabitants of Odessa, and M. Prendel, editor of one of the Odessa papers, surmising that the phenomenon betokened a fall of meteorites, offered a reward to any person who would bring him one. Three days afterward a gentleman of Grossliebental brought him one which had been found by a peasant who was nearly frightened out of his senses at its fall. It fell beside him while at work in his field and buried itself .55 meters (almost 2 ft) into the ground." The recovered piece was about 17.5 lbs.
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In 1901, at the age of 20 years old, August was alive when John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan created U.S. Steel. J.P. Morgan was an American banker and financier who dominated U.S. business at this time. He had previously overseen the creation of General Electric, as well as International Harvester and AT&T. He has been referred to as America's greatest banker. U.S. Steel was the first billion dollar company in the world, worth $1.4 billion in 1901.
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