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Jesse Owens 1891 - 1970

Jesse Owens of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California was born on October 21, 1891, and died at age 78 years old in March 1970.

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In 1891, in the year that Jesse Owens was born, from March 9th through the 12th, a blizzard hit the south and west of England. Called the Great Blizzard of 1891, it led to snow drifts of up to 15 feet and killed 200 people and 6,000 animals. Fourteen ships sank.
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In 1909, by the time this person was 18 years old, the U.S. penny was changed to the Abraham Lincoln design. The Lincoln penny was so popular that it soon had to be rationed and it sold on the secondary market for a quarter. Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to be on a U.S. coin - which was released to commemorate his 100th birthday. This penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust.".
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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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