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Peter Holwerda 1899 - 1972

Peter Holwerda of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan was born on February 14, 1899, and died at age 73 years old in April 1972.

Peter Holwerda
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Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan 49507
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In 1899, in the year that Peter Holwerda was born, the meaning of Chinese "oracle bones" was rediscovered. Farmers in China had been turning up the bones in their fields for generations but most often they were ground up and sold as medicine. The chancellor of the Imperial Academy and a friend noticed, before they ground the bones, that they had writing. The bones had been used around the second millennium BC for divination.
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In 1931, at the age of 32 years old, Peter 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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Holwerda, Eric (Jan 24, 1956 - Nov 12, 1996) Holwerda, John (Aug 28, 1896 - May 1975) Holwerda, Thomas (May 12, 1899 - Oct 1971) Holwerda, Elsa (Nov 2, 1899 - Jan 1986) Holwerda, Eva (Jul 14, 1892 - May 1976) Holwerda, Donald (Apr 7, 1901 - Jan 1987) Holwerda, Loa (Jan 14, 1900 - Oct 1970) Holwerda, Forest (Sep 2, 1902 - Apr 1976) Holwerda, Maxine (Jan 18, 1938 - Mar 21, 2007) Holwerda, Patricia (Dec 19, 1929 - Dec 1980)
Holwerda, Olive (Oct 17, 1911 - Oct 18, 2004) Holwerda, Eugene (Jan 8, 1927 - Feb 1977) Holwerda, Josephine (Sep 2, 1924 - Jul 8, 2011) Holwerda, Merrell (Apr 9, 1911 - Aug 1974) Holwerda, Olive (Jan 29, 1910 - Oct 21, 1988) Holwerda, Donald (Dec 19, 1924 - Oct 18, 1988) Holwerda, Cornelia (Jun 10, 1896 - Jul 1984) Holwerda, Jack (Dec 25, 1947 - Mar 1980) Holwerda, Cora (Apr 17, 1891 - Jan 1984) Holwerda, Ruth (Jun 21, 1926 - Feb 1987)
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