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Geraldine Gillespie 1898 - 1980

Geraldine Gillespie of New Haven, New Haven County, CT was born on August 24, 1898, and died at age 81 years old in February 1980.
Geraldine Gillespie
New Haven, New Haven County, CT 06511
August 24, 1898
February 1980
Female
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    1898

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    August 24, 1898
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  • 02/dd
    1980

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    February 1980
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    Geraldine Gillespie lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1898, in the year that Geraldine Gillespie was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1923, she was 25 years old when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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