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Horace Briggs 1898 - 1971

Horace Briggs of Calexico, Imperial County, California was born on January 1, 1898, and died at age 73 years old in October 1971.
Horace Briggs
Calexico, Imperial County, California 92231
January 1, 1898
October 1971
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    1898

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    January 1, 1898
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  • 10/dd
    1971

    Death

    October 1971
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    Cause of death
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    Horace Briggs lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1898, in the year that Horace Briggs 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 1902, he was merely 4 years old when the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.
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