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Ruth Chandlee 1897 - 1984

Ruth Chandlee of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon was born on May 16, 1897, and died at age 87 years old in October 1984.
Ruth Chandlee
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 97214
May 16, 1897
October 1984
Female
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    1897

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    May 16, 1897
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  • 10/dd
    1984

    Death

    October 1984
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    Ruth Chandlee lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1897, in the year that Ruth Chandlee was born, 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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In 1931, she was 34 years old 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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