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Ruth Ilkanich 1914 - 1986

Ruth Ilkanich of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on March 23, 1914, and died at age 71 years old in February 1986.
Ruth Ilkanich
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60632
March 23, 1914
February 1986
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    1914

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    March 23, 1914
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  • 02/dd
    1986

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    February 1986
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    Ruth Ilkanich lived 14 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1914, in the year that Ruth Ilkanich was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1931, when she was 17 years old, 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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