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Ida Overson 1884 - 1976

Ida Overson of Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota was born on October 4, 1884, and died at age 92 years old in October 1976.
Ida Overson
Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota 56334
October 4, 1884
October 1976
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    1884

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    October 4, 1884
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  • 10/dd
    1976

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    October 1976
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    Ida Overson lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1884, in the year that Ida Overson was born, on August 5th, the cornerstone for the base of the Statue of Liberty - a gift from the people of France - was laid. 120,000 people - most donations were $1 - donated to the completion of the base. An 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus was also written to raise funds. That poem was included in the base of the statue and is well known today. The most famous phrase: "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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In 1931, at the age of 47 years old, Ida was alive when 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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