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John Matthews 1879 - 1964

John Matthews of Iowa was born on November 13, 1879, and died at age 84 years old in February 1964.
John Matthews
Iowa
November 13, 1879
February 1964
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    1879

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    November 13, 1879
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    1964

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    February 1964
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    John Matthews lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1879, in the year that John Matthews was born, on October 22nd, Thomas Edison tested the first practical electric light bulb. Lasting 13½ hours before burning out, it used a "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires". He applied for a patent on November 4th, receiving the patent in January 1880.
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In 1898, at the age of 19 years old, John was alive when 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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