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Bess Chigas 1931 - 2009

Bess Chigas of Skokie, Cook County, IL was born on August 12, 1931, and died at age 78 years old on September 27, 2009.

Bess Chigas
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Skokie, Cook County, IL 60077
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August 12, 1931
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Updated: November 2, 2011
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Bess Chigas Bess Chigas (1931 - 2009)
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In 1931, in the year that Bess Chigas was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1940, she was merely 9 years old when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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Chigas, Linda (May 4, 1943 - Dec 17, 2004) Chigas, Esther (May 13, 1905 - Jan 8, 1999) Chigas, Nicholas (Aug 1, 1924 - Jul 7, 2000) Chigas, Irene (Jun 20, 1936 - Dec 30, 2007) Chigas, Arthur (Jul 30, 1917 - Apr 1987) Chigas, Despina (Sep 10, 1894 - May 1968) Chigas, Stephen (Sep 6, 1918 - Apr 23, 2009) Chigas, Peter (Feb 9, 1921 - Aug 15, 2001) Chigas, Frances (Aug 10, 1911 - May 5, 1995) Chigas, Bessie (Dec 15, 1915 - Dec 16, 1996)
Chigas, Charles (Oct 11, 1917 - Jan 7, 2001) Chigas, Georgia (Mar 14, 1890 - Apr 1982) Chigas, George (Jul 10, 1919 - Apr 11, 1995) Chigas, Nicholas (Mar 23, 1900 - Feb 1982) Chigas, Charles (Apr 14, 1918 - Aug 23, 2011) Chigas, Ida (May 16, 1912 - Jan 26, 1999) Chigas, Christ (Apr 10, 1925 - Oct 29, 1999) Chigas, Charles (Oct 6, 1933 - Jul 15, 1996) Chigas, Rose (Jan 18, 1895 - Jul 26, 1995) Chigas, Bessie (Feb 16, 1920 - Mar 17, 2007)
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