Cecil George Holdaway
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Cecil George Holdaway (died 1986)

Cecil George Holdaway was born to William James Holdaway and Edie (Rigley) Holdaway , with siblings Edna, Rita, Audrey, and Leslie. He died in 1986.
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Cecil George Holdaway lived 67 years shorter than the average Holdaway family member when he died at the age of .

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Father: William James Holdaway
Mother: Edie (Rigley) Holdaway
Siblings: Edna May (Holdaway) Stokes, Rita Holdaway, Audrey Holdaway, and Sgt. Leslie James Holdaway

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In 1815, on January 18th, the Battle of New Orleans ended. General Andrew Jackson defeated a much larger invading British force in the last major battle of the War of 1812. This was after the Treaty of Ghent - signed the previous December - ended the war. But the news didn't reach the U.S. until February and the Treaty was ratified by Congress the same month. So the battle had no impact on the war.

In 1829, on May 6th, the patent for an instrument called an "accordion" was applied for by German citizen Cyrill Demian. The patent described the accordion this way: "Its appearance essentially consists of a little box with feathers of metal plates and bellows fixed to it, in such a way that it can easily be carried, and therefore traveling visitors to the country will appreciate the instrument."

In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist fire occurred, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. 146 workers (123 women and 23 men, many of them recent Jewish and Italian immigrants) died from the fire or by jumping to escape the fire and smoke. The garment factory was on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of a building in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. Doors to stairwells and exits had been locked in order to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks and to prevent theft, so they couldn't escape by normal means when the fire broke out. Due to the disaster, legislation was passed to protect sweatshop workers.

In 1931, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.

In 1976, The United States celebrated the Bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It was a year long celebration, with the biggest events taking place on July 4th.

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Cecil George Holdaway passed away in 1986. There is no known cause of death. He was born to William James Holdaway and Edie (Rigley) Holdaway , with siblings Edna, Rita, Audrey, and Leslie.

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