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West Matthiessen 1898 - 1970

West Matthiessen of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL was born on September 5, 1898, and died at age 71 years old in May 1970.
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL 33404
September 5, 1898
May 1970
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West Matthiessen's History: 1898 - 1970

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  • 09/5
    1898

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    September 5, 1898
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  • 05/dd
    1970

    Death

    May 1970
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    West Matthiessen lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1898, in the year that West Matthiessen 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 1920, this person was 22 years old when the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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