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Rita I Townsend 1922 - 2008

Rita I Townsend of Grosse Ile, Wayne County, MI was born on May 25, 1922, and died at age 86 years old on December 29, 2008.
Rita I Townsend
Grosse Ile, Wayne County, MI 48138
May 25, 1922
December 29, 2008
Female
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Rita I Townsend's History: 1922 - 2008

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  • 05/25
    1922

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    May 25, 1922
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  • 12/29
    2008

    Death

    December 29, 2008
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    Rita I Townsend lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1922, in the year that Rita I Townsend was born, from October 22nd - 29th, 3,000 men of Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party marched on Rome. (Mussolini waited in Milan, he did not participate in the March.) The day after the March Mussolini went to Rome and the King of Italy handed over power to Mussolini, in part because he was supported by the military, the business class, and the right-wing factions of Italy.
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In 1931, at the age of only 9 years old, Rita 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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