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John Alston 1898 - 1985

John Alston of Saint Louis, Saint Louis City County, Missouri was born on April 12, 1898, and died at age 87 years old in October 1985.
John Alston
Saint Louis, Saint Louis City County, Missouri 63113
April 12, 1898
October 1985
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John Alston's History: 1898 - 1985

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  • 04/12
    1898

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    April 12, 1898
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  • 10/dd
    1985

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    October 1985
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    John Alston lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1898, in the year that John Alston was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1902, at the age of just 4 years old, John was alive when the Aswan Low Dam (the old Aswan Dam) began construction in Egypt in 1899 and was completed in 1902 - making it the largest masonry dam in the world at the time. The dam was built on the Nile River in order to conserve water and regulate flooding, allowing for population increase along the Nile.
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