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Bea I Simpkins 1922 - 2000

Bea I Simpkins of Fort Myers, Lee County, FL was born on April 16, 1922, and died at age 77 years old on February 25, 2000.
Bea I Simpkins
Fort Myers, Lee County, FL 33919
April 16, 1922
February 25, 2000
Female
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  • 04/16
    1922

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    April 16, 1922
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  • 02/25
    2000

    Death

    February 25, 2000
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    Bea I Simpkins lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1922, in the year that Bea I Simpkins was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1931, by the time she was just 9 years old, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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