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Forrest Bentzien 1904 - 1985

Forrest Bentzien of Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California was born on February 27, 1904, and died at age 80 years old in January 1985.
Forrest Bentzien
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California 95050
February 27, 1904
January 1985
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    1904

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    February 27, 1904
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    1985

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    January 1985
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    Forrest Bentzien lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1904, in the year that Forrest Bentzien was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1938, Forrest was 34 years old when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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