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Ben C Wride 1931 - 1996

Ben C Wride was born on February 15, 1931, and died at age 64 years old on February 2, 1996. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ben C Wride.
Ben C Wride
zip code 92715
February 15, 1931
February 2, 1996
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  • 02/15
    1931

    Birthday

    February 15, 1931
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  • 02/2
    1996

    Death

    February 2, 1996
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ben C Wride lived 12 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1931, in the year that Ben C Wride was born, 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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In 1942, at the age of just 11 years old, Ben was alive when on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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