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Bess W Splawn 1905 - 2000

Bess W Splawn of Rockport, Aransas County, TX was born on October 21, 1905, and died at age 95 years old on December 13, 2000.
Bess W Splawn
Rockport, Aransas County, TX 78382
October 21, 1905
December 13, 2000
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  • 10/21
    1905

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    October 21, 1905
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  • 12/13
    2000

    Death

    December 13, 2000
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    Bess W Splawn lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1905, in the year that Bess W Splawn was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1917, when she was only 12 years old, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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