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Homer A Wilken 1922 - 2001

Homer A Wilken of Clifton, Iroquois County, IL was born on August 29, 1922, and died at age 78 years old on April 21, 2001.
Homer A Wilken
Clifton, Iroquois County, IL 60927
August 29, 1922
April 21, 2001
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  • 08/29
    1922

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    August 29, 1922
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  • 04/21
    2001

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    April 21, 2001
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    Homer A Wilken lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1922, in the year that Homer A Wilken was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1937, he was just 15 years old when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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