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Velma Priest 1904 - 1996

Velma Priest of Indianapolis, Marion County, IN was born on December 26, 1904, and died at age 91 years old on July 22, 1996.
Velma Priest
Indianapolis, Marion County, IN 46227
December 26, 1904
July 22, 1996
Female
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Velma Priest's History: 1904 - 1996

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  • 12/26
    1904

    Birthday

    December 26, 1904
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  • 07/22
    1996

    Death

    July 22, 1996
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    Velma Priest lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1904, in the year that Velma Priest was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1922, by the time she was 18 years old, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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