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Jesse Owens 1914 - 1975

Jesse Owens of San Diego, San Diego County, California was born on December 3, 1914, and died at age 60 years old in September 1975.
Jesse Owens
San Diego, San Diego County, California 92110
December 3, 1914
September 1975
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Jesse Owens' History: 1914 - 1975

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    1914

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    December 3, 1914
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  • 09/dd
    1975

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    September 1975
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    Jesse Owens lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 60.
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In 1914, in the year that Jesse Owens was born, 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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In 1942, Jesse was 28 years old when on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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