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Ben E Cockrill 1899 - 1990

Ben E Cockrill of Brownsville, Cameron County, TX was born on November 15, 1899, and died at age 90 years old on October 16, 1990.
Ben E Cockrill
Brownsville, Cameron County, TX 78521
November 15, 1899
October 16, 1990
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Ben E Cockrill's History: 1899 - 1990

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  • 11/15
    1899

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    November 15, 1899
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  • 10/16
    1990

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    October 16, 1990
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    Ben E Cockrill lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1899, in the year that Ben E Cockrill was born, the meaning of Chinese "oracle bones" was rediscovered. Farmers in China had been turning up the bones in their fields for generations but most often they were ground up and sold as medicine. The chancellor of the Imperial Academy and a friend noticed, before they ground the bones, that they had writing. The bones had been used around the second millennium BC for divination.
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In 1918, Ben was 19 years old 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.
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