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Walter Higinbotham 1897 - 1978

Walter Higinbotham of Asbury Park, Monmouth County, NJ was born on June 17, 1897, and died at age 80 years old in January 1978.
Walter Higinbotham
Asbury Park, Monmouth County, NJ 07712
June 17, 1897
January 1978
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Walter Higinbotham's History: 1897 - 1978

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    1897

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    June 17, 1897
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    1978

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    January 1978
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    Walter Higinbotham lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1897, in the year that Walter Higinbotham was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1931, at the age of 34 years old, Walter was alive when 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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