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Edwin Petersen 1896 - 1971

Edwin Petersen of Eureka, Humboldt County, California was born on February 28, 1896, and died at age 75 years old in August 1971.
Edwin Petersen
Eureka, Humboldt County, California 95501
February 28, 1896
August 1971
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    1896

    Birthday

    February 28, 1896
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  • 08/dd
    1971

    Death

    August 1971
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    Edwin Petersen lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1896, in the year that Edwin Petersen was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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In 1916, at the age of 20 years old, Edwin was alive when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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