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Lester Peterson 1902 - 1986

Lester Peterson of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA was born on April 22, 1902, and died at age 84 years old on October 29, 1986.
Lester Peterson
Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA 95401
April 22, 1902
October 29, 1986
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Lester Peterson's History: 1902 - 1986

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  • 04/22
    1902

    Birthday

    April 22, 1902
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  • 10/29
    1986

    Death

    October 29, 1986
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    Lester Peterson lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1902, in the year that Lester Peterson was born, the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.
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In 1942, when he was 40 years old, 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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