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Selma Bensdorf 1890 - 1962

Selma Bensdorf of California was born on August 13, 1890, and died at age 72 years old in October 1962.

Selma Bensdorf
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August 13, 1890
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Updated: October 5, 2011
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In 1890, in the year that Selma Bensdorf was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1903, she was just 13 years old when the silent film, The Great Train Robbery opened. Although it was filmed in Milltown, New Jersey, it was a Western. Twelve minutes long, the film used a lot of innovative techniques - some scenes were hand colored and composite editing, on-location shooting, and frequent camera movement were used. Its budget was $150 (about $4000 currently) and was the most popular film until 1915 when Birth of a Nation was released.
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Bensdorf, Paul (Jul 17, 1891 - Dec 1968) Bensdorf, Johanna (Sep 7, 1897 - Jul 1986) Bensdorf, Charles (Sep 30, 1904 - Jun 1990) Bensdorf, Erwin (Jun 22, 1928 - Jan 5, 2009) Bensdorf, Agnes (Aug 10, 1910 - Dec 1986)
Bensdorf, Walter (Sep 24, 1921 - Jul 4, 2002) Bensdorf, Ida (May 29, 1894 - Nov 3, 1988) Bensdorf, John (Jan 15, 1922 - Oct 17, 1983) Bensdorf, Herman (May 12, 1907 - Aug 1974)
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