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Richard Torkington 1887 - 1966

Richard Torkington of Europe was born on November 25, 1887, and died at age 78 years old in September 1966.

Richard Torkington
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In 1887, in the year that Richard Torkington was born, on January 28th, the largest recorded snowflakes fell in a snowstorm in Fort Keogh, Montana. They were supposed to have been 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. A rancher in the area said that they were “larger than milk pans”. A Wild West tall tale? Not according to the Guinness World Records book.
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In 1897, Richard was merely 10 years old when on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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Torkington, Charles (Jul 30, 1908 - Feb 1966) Torkington, Hilda (Dec 5, 1905 - Nov 1985) Torkington, Ruth (Nov 4, 1907 - Jun 10, 1996) Torkington, Frank (Apr 8, 1890 - Apr 1981) Torkington, Elsie (Oct 19, 1900 - Jul 1969) Torkington, Grace (Apr 12, 1917 - Nov 8, 1996) Torkington, William (Feb 28, 1911 - Aug 1980) Torkington, George (Jun 19, 1909 - Jan 1988) Torkington, Emma (Jul 30, 1912 - Jun 14, 1998) Torkington, Daniel (Nov 1, 1910 - Feb 9, 1981)
Torkington, Edith (Jun 18, 1890 - Jun 1980) Torkington, Roy (Jan 5, 1917 - Mar 10, 1988) Torkington, Hilda (Nov 15, 1912 - Dec 18, 1989) Torkington, Gordon (Mar 17, 1915 - Mar 4, 2002) Torkington, Gloria (Dec 22, 1921 - Aug 1990) Torkington, John (Sep 9, 1914 - Oct 17, 2008) Torkington, Wm (Jul 3, 1908 - Nov 26, 1997) Torkington, Joseph (Mar 22, 1900 - Feb 1982) Torkington, John (Jul 16, 1956 - Aug 28, 2009) Torkington, Sophie (May 7, 1903 - Feb 1972)
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