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William Burns 1890 - 1963

William Burns of New York was born on November 18, 1890, and died at age 73 years old in November 1963.
William Burns
New York
November 18, 1890
November 1963
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    1890

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    November 18, 1890
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  • 11/dd
    1963

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    November 1963
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    William Burns lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1890, in the year that William Burns 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 1917, at the age of 27 years old, William was alive when "I Want You" became famous. James Montgomery Flagg's poster, featuring Uncle Sam and based on a 1914 British poster, attracted thousands of U.S. recruits to WWI duty. Over 4 million posters were printed in 1917 and 1918.
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