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Cortland Smith 1897 - 1969

Cortland Smith of Elma, Erie County, NY was born on July 19, 1897, and died at age 72 years old in December 1969.
Cortland Smith
Elma, Erie County, NY 14059
July 19, 1897
December 1969
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Cortland Smith's History: 1897 - 1969

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  • 07/19
    1897

    Birthday

    July 19, 1897
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  • 12/dd
    1969

    Death

    December 1969
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    Cortland Smith lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1897, in the year that Cortland Smith was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1904, when this person was merely 7 years old, the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone. Now an unincorporated territory of the U.S., the Canal Zone had been previously held by the French, who were constructing a canal. The U.S. took over the construction of the Panama Canal and it was finally finished in 1914, when it was opened to commercial shipping. The United States held the Canal Zone until 1979.
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