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Laurits I Petersen 1898 - 1998

Laurits I Petersen of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA was born on January 17, 1898, and died at age 100 years old on April 18, 1998.
Laurits I Petersen
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA 90806
January 17, 1898
April 18, 1998
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  • 01/17
    1898

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    January 17, 1898
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  • 04/18
    1998

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    April 18, 1998
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    Laurits I Petersen lived 25 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 100.
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In 1898, in the year that Laurits I Petersen 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 1904, when he was merely 6 years old, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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