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Pete Perkins 1890 - 1978

Pete Perkins of Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky was born on December 28, 1890, and died at age 87 years old in September 1978.
Pete Perkins
Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky 40769
December 28, 1890
September 1978
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Pete Perkins' History: 1890 - 1978

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    1890

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    December 28, 1890
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  • 09/dd
    1978

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    September 1978
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    Pete Perkins lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1890, in the year that Pete Perkins was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1931, at the age of 41 years old, Pete was alive 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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