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Edwin Bigham 1890 - 1981

Edwin Bigham of Sacramento, Sacramento County, California was born on November 2, 1890, and died at age 90 years old in August 1981.
Edwin Bigham
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 95822
November 2, 1890
August 1981
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    1890

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    November 2, 1890
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    1981

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    August 1981
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    Edwin Bigham lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1890, in the year that Edwin Bigham was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1931, at the age of 41 years old, Edwin 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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