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Benjamin Shenkin 1914 - 2009

Benjamin Shenkin of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL was born on May 11, 1914, and died at age 94 years old on January 22, 2009.

Benjamin Shenkin

Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL 33319

May 11, 1914

January 22, 2009

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In 1914, in the year that Benjamin Shenkin 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 1935, when he was 21 years old, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.

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