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Ben Holcomb 1902 - 1978

Ben Holcomb of Georgia was born on September 9, 1902, and died at age 75 years old in June 1978.
Ben Holcomb
Georgia 30247
September 9, 1902
June 1978
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Ben Holcomb's History: 1902 - 1978

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  • 09/9
    1902

    Birthday

    September 9, 1902
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  • 06/dd
    1978

    Death

    June 1978
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ben Holcomb lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1902, in the year that Ben Holcomb was born, the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.
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In 1916, at the age of merely 14 years old, Ben was alive when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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