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Alta E Benson 1898 - 1996

Alta E Benson of Hiawatha, Brown County, KS was born on June 19, 1898, and died at age 97 years old on May 17, 1996.
Alta E Benson
Hiawatha, Brown County, KS 66434
June 19, 1898
May 17, 1996
Female
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Alta E Benson's History: 1898 - 1996

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  • 06/19
    1898

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    June 19, 1898
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  • 05/17
    1996

    Death

    May 17, 1996
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    Alta E Benson lived 24 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 97.
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In 1898, in the year that Alta E Benson 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 1917, at the age of 19 years old, Alta was alive when Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was convicted and executed as a German spy. Since Mata Hari, born Margaretha Geertruida "Margreet" MacLeod, was a citizen of the Netherlands (which remained neutral in World War 1), she could travel freely in Europe. Her travels (and her romantic entanglements) raised suspicion and she was arrested by the French and found guilty. There is still controversy about her guilt although her name has become synonymous with a seductive female spy.
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