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Leola Raiford 1892 - 1984

Leola Raiford of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama was born on July 5, 1892, and died at age 91 years old in March 1984.
Leola Raiford
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 35210
July 5, 1892
March 1984
Female
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    1892

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    July 5, 1892
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  • 03/dd
    1984

    Death

    March 1984
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    Leola Raiford lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1892, in the year that Leola Raiford was born, on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.
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In 1904, at the age of only 12 years old, Leola was alive when 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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