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Walter Goepel 1889 - 1956

Walter Goepel (1889 - 1956)
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Walter Goepel
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July 5, 1889
Death
March 1956
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Walter Goepel was born on July 5, 1889, and died at age 66 years old in March 1956. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter Goepel.

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Walter Goepel passed away at age 66 years old in March 1956. Walter Goepel was born on July 5, 1889. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter Goepel.

Average Age & Life Expectancy

Walter Goepel lived 8 years shorter than the average Goepel family member when he died at the age of 66.
The average age of a Goepel family member is 74.
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1889 - 1956 World Events

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In 1889, in the year that Walter Goepel was born, on February 22nd, President Cleveland signed a bill allowing North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington to become states. North and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states on November 2nd, Montana became the 41st state on November 8th, and Washington became the 42nd state on November 11th.

In 1898, by the time he was merely 9 years old, 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.

In 1904, when he was merely 15 years old, the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone. Now an unincorporated territory of the U.S., the Canal Zone had been previously held by the French, who were constructing a canal. The U.S. took over the construction of the Panama Canal and it was finally finished in 1914, when it was opened to commercial shipping. The United States held the Canal Zone until 1979.

In 1922, at the age of 33 years old, Walter was alive when 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.

In 1956, in the year of Walter Goepel's passing, on May 20th, the U.S. tested the first hydrogen bomb dropped from a plane over Bikini Atoll. Previously, hydrogen bombs had only been tested on the ground. The Atomic Age moved forward.

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