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Cornelius William Sanders 1914 - 2008

Cornelius William Sanders of Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska was born on August 29, 1914, and died at age 94 years old on September 22, 2008.
Cornelius William Sanders
Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska 68822
August 29, 1914
September 22, 2008
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    1914

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    August 29, 1914
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  • 09/22
    2008

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    September 22, 2008
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    Cornelius William Sanders lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.
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In 1914, in the year that Cornelius William Sanders was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1931, at the age of 17 years old, Cornelius was alive when 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.
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