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Helen Vangsness 1931 - 2006

Helen Vangsness of Graceville, Big Stone County, MN was born on April 11, 1931, and died at age 75 years old on April 19, 2006.
Helen Vangsness
Graceville, Big Stone County, MN 56240
April 11, 1931
April 19, 2006
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  • 04/11
    1931

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    April 11, 1931
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  • 04/19
    2006

    Death

    April 19, 2006
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    Helen Vangsness lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1931, in the year that Helen Vangsness was born, 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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In 1945, Helen was merely 14 years old when on March 12th, a riot erupted at a Japanese internment camp in Santa Fe New Mexico. Two days earlier, white shirts with the Rising Sun on the back had been confiscated and the prisoners objected. Three leaders of the protest were removed and sent to another camp. Guards at the Santa Fe camp were armed with submachine guns, shotguns, and gun masks. On the morning of the 12th, prisoners began throwing rocks at the guards. When the "rioters" wouldn't disperse, the guards were ordered to use tear gas and batons. Four men were badly injured as a result.
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