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Benita Torres 1914 - 1999

Benita Torres of Bronx, Bronx County, NY was born on December 17, 1914, and died at age 84 years old on January 22, 1999.
Benita Torres
Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10463
December 17, 1914
January 22, 1999
Female
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  • 12/17
    1914

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    December 17, 1914
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  • 01/22
    1999

    Death

    January 22, 1999
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    Benita Torres lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1914, in the year that Benita Torres was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1937, Benita was 23 years old when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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