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Jesse Owens 1887 - 1970

Jesse Owens of Corning, Clay County, Arkansas was born on November 20, 1887, and died at age 82 years old in January 1970.

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In 1887, in the year that Jesse Owens was born, on May 9th, Buffalo Bill's Wild West show opened in London. Founded in 1883, the show was attended - twice - by Queen Victoria and adored by audiences who thrilled to his fanciful acts portraying life in the "Wild West."
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In 1915, Jesse was 28 years old when the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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Owens, Jesse (Sep 12, 1913 - Mar 31, 1980) Owens, Jesse (Jun 4, 1918 - Feb 8, 2004) Owens, Jesse (Oct 6, 1959 - Jan 23, 1981) Owens, Jesse (Jul 13, 1907 - Sep 22, 1965) Owens, Jesse (Apr 22, 1920 - Sep 3, 1994) Owens, Jesse (Jun 13, 1900 - Oct 1968) Owens, Jesse (Mar 11, 1900 - Apr 22, 1991) Owens, Jesse (Jul 25, 1903 - Jan 1980) Owens, Jesse (Apr 14, 1919 - Oct 27, 1996) Owens, Jesse (Mar 4, 1904 - Jul 1982)
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Howell-Owens-zachary, Elizabeth (Born 1844) Owens, William (Born Oct 11, 1857) Owens, Selena (Born Oct 17, 1857) Owens, George (Born Sep 25, 1875) Owens, Arrie (Born Sep 22, 1877) Owens, Pinkney (Feb 5, 1881 - Jun 1967) Owens, Ensley (Born May 8, 1884) Owens, Julius (Born Apr 27, 1892) Owens, Dovie (Born Nov 19, 1887) Owens, P.o. (Born Feb 5, 1881)
Minturn/owens, Evelyn (Born Sep 12, 1925) Owens, Donald (Mar 6, 1939 - Feb 28, 1998) Owens, Lela (Born 1880) Owens, Dora (Born Mar 6, 1907) Owens, Lura (Born Oct 6, 1885) Owens, Billie (Born c. 1929) Owens, Vernon (Born Jan 9, 1907) Owens, Ethell (Jul 10, 1908 - Dec 21, 1991) Owens, Dona Owens, Helen (May 2, 1879 - Apr 1968)
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