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James Sims 1908 - 1976

James Sims of Newport News, Newport News City County, Virginia was born on June 13, 1908, and died at age 68 years old in July 1976.
James Sims
Newport News, Newport News City County, Virginia 23607
June 13, 1908
July 1976
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  • 06/13
    1908

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    June 13, 1908
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  • 07/dd
    1976

    Death

    July 1976
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    James Sims lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1908, in the year that James Sims was born, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
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In 1914, by the time he was only 6 years old, in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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