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Bessie O Smith 1899 - 1992

Bessie O Smith of San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA was born on October 2, 1899, and died at age 92 years old on June 29, 1992.
Bessie O Smith
San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA 94115
October 2, 1899
June 29, 1992
Female
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    1899

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    October 2, 1899
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  • 06/29
    1992

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    June 29, 1992
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In 1899, in the year that Bessie O Smith was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1928, at the age of 29 years old, Bessie was alive when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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