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Bessie Smith 1892 - 1969

Bessie Smith of La Grange, Cook County, Illinois was born on April 5, 1892, and died at age 76 years old in January 1969.
Bessie Smith
La Grange, Cook County, Illinois 60525
April 5, 1892
January 1969
Female
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    1892

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    April 5, 1892
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    1969

    Death

    January 1969
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    Bessie Smith lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1892, in the year that Bessie Smith 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 1928, she was 36 years old 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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