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Richard Sjaastad 1907 - 1984

Richard Sjaastad of Echo, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota was born on February 2, 1907, and died at age 77 years old in July 1984.
Richard Sjaastad
Echo, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota 56237
February 2, 1907
July 1984
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    1907

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    February 2, 1907
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  • 07/dd
    1984

    Death

    July 1984
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    Richard Sjaastad lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1907, in the year that Richard Sjaastad was born, in October, over a 3 week period, the New York stock exchange fell almost 50% from the previous year's high mark. Public panic ensued and there were runs on banks since the U.S. was in the middle of a recession. J.P. Morgan offered his own fortune to back the banks and he was followed by other financiers. This temporarily shored up the banking system, stopping the immediate panic. All of this led to the creation of the Federal Reserve.
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In 1915, Richard was just 8 years old when in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.
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