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Lydia Behncke 1884 - 1978

Lydia Behncke of Glendale, Los Angeles County, California was born on December 12, 1884, and died at age 93 years old in March 1978.
Lydia Behncke
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California 91201
December 12, 1884
March 1978
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    1884

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    December 12, 1884
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    1978

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    March 1978
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    Lydia Behncke lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 93.
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In 1884, in the year that Lydia Behncke was born, on August 5th, the cornerstone for the base of the Statue of Liberty - a gift from the people of France - was laid. 120,000 people - most donations were $1 - donated to the completion of the base. An 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus was also written to raise funds. That poem was included in the base of the statue and is well known today. The most famous phrase: "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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In 1899, Lydia was only 15 years old when on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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