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William R Cairns 1900 - 1989

William R Cairns was born on September 24, 1900, and died at age 88 years old on September 9, 1989. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William R Cairns.
William R Cairns
September 24, 1900
September 9, 1989
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  • 09/24
    1900

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    September 24, 1900
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  • 09/9
    1989

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    September 9, 1989
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    William R Cairns lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1900, in the year that William R Cairns was born, a massive hurricane, known as the Great Galveston hurricane, hit Galveston Texas. Winds hit up to 145 miles an hour (category 4) and it remains the single most deadly event in U.S. history. Between 6,000 and 12,000 died (most estimates are around 8,000 dead). The population of Galveston at the time was about 36,000 people in 1900.
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In 1916, at the age of 16 years old, William was alive when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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