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Ruth Whittlesey 1898 - 1982

Ruth Whittlesey of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California was born on March 6, 1898, and died at age 84 years old in May 1982.
Ruth Whittlesey
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 94116
March 6, 1898
May 1982
Female
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    1898

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    1982

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    May 1982
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    Ruth Whittlesey lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1898, in the year that Ruth Whittlesey was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1901, when she was just 3 years old, John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan created U.S. Steel. J.P. Morgan was an American banker and financier who dominated U.S. business at this time. He had previously overseen the creation of General Electric, as well as International Harvester and AT&T. He has been referred to as America's greatest banker. U.S. Steel was the first billion dollar company in the world, worth $1.4 billion in 1901.
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