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William Adams 1890 - 1963

William Adams of New York was born on August 4, 1890, and died at age 73 years old in October 1963.
William Adams
New York
August 4, 1890
October 1963
Male
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  • 08/4
    1890

    Birthday

    August 4, 1890
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Nationality & Locations

    New York Bronx County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 06983760 Enlisted: March 29, 1940
  • 10/dd
    1963

    Death

    October 1963
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1890, in the year that William Adams 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 1904, when he was merely 14 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.
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