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Nels Petersen 1892 - 1982

Nels Petersen of Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin was born on June 6, 1892, and died at age 89 years old in March 1982.
Nels Petersen
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin 53404
June 6, 1892
March 1982
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    1892

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    June 6, 1892
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  • 03/dd
    1982

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    March 1982
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    Nels Petersen lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1892, in the year that Nels Petersen 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 1903, at the age of only 11 years old, Nels was alive when the Harley-Davidson Motor Company was begun by two childhood friends, William Harley and Arthur Davidson - with help from Arthur's brother, Walter. Their first prototype - a "motor-bicycle" - couldn't climb hills without also pedaling, so they went back to the drawing board, and in 1904 their new version came in 4th in a race. Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company were the only two major motorcycle companies to survive the Great Depression.
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