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Mattie Mcbetts 1916 - 2004

Mattie Mcbetts of Kankakee, Kankakee County, IL was born on July 6, 1916, and died at age 87 years old on June 23, 2004.
Mattie Mcbetts
Kankakee, Kankakee County, IL 60901
July 6, 1916
June 23, 2004
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  • 07/6
    1916

    Birthday

    July 6, 1916
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  • 06/23
    2004

    Death

    June 23, 2004
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Mattie Mcbetts lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1916, in the year that Mattie Mcbetts was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1931, Mattie was merely 15 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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