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Ben Riojas 1890 - 1982

Ben Riojas of Pasadena, Harris County, Texas was born on June 11, 1890, and died at age 92 years old in June 1982.

Ben Riojas
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Pasadena, Harris County, Texas 77502
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June 11, 1890
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In 1890, in the year that Ben Riojas was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1923, at the age of 33 years old, Ben was alive when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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Riojas, Christian (Aug 15, 1990 - Jun 2, 2011) Riojas, Victor (Jan 9, 1963 - Mar 19, 2002) Riojas, Emilio (Jul 13, 1902 - Apr 1987) Riojas, Judith (Sep 3, 1946 - Feb 14, 2002) Riojas, Lydia (Jan 6, 1972 - Jun 13, 2010) Riojas, Jessie (Aug 6, 1939 - Aug 4, 1990) Riojas, Angela (Aug 4, 1908 - Mar 1994) Riojas, Eloi (Aug 7, 1952 - Oct 29, 1998) Riojas, Eulalia (Feb 12, 1924 - Jun 25, 2009) Riojas, Enedina (May 14, 1912 - Jul 1989)
Riojas, Refugia (Mar 13, 1934 - Nov 28, 1996) Riojas, Fransisco (Jun 27, 1954 - Aug 4, 2003) Riojas, Rene (Feb 24, 1965 - May 11, 1998) Riojas, Conrado (Sep 27, 1939 - Jan 30, 2008) Riojas, Esther (Aug 15, 1919 - Dec 23, 1988) Riojas, Estanislad (Jun 17, 1901 - Jun 1981) Riojas, Bertha (Jul 15, 1947 - Sep 24, 2004) Riojas, Olivia (Jul 15, 1907 - Jul 1987) Riojas, Raphael (Oct 24, 1904 - Jan 1987) Riojas, Albert (Jun 26, 1956 - Dec 1986)
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