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Benjamin Thornton 1892 - 1971

Benjamin Thornton of Concord, Contra Costa County, CA was born on December 29, 1892, and died at age 78 years old in June 1971.

Benjamin Thornton

Concord, Contra Costa County, CA 94521

December 29, 1892

June 1971

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In 1892, in the year that Benjamin Thornton was born, on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.

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In 1908, when he was 16 years old, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.

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