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Besse Greer 1884 - 1973

Besse Greer of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota was born on May 8, 1884, and died at age 89 years old in September 1973.
Besse Greer
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 55422
May 8, 1884
September 1973
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Besse Greer's History: 1884 - 1973

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    1884

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    May 8, 1884
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    1973

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    September 1973
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    Besse Greer lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1884, in the year that Besse Greer was born, on August 5th, the cornerstone for the base of the Statue of Liberty - a gift from the people of France - was laid. 120,000 people - most donations were $1 - donated to the completion of the base. An 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus was also written to raise funds. That poem was included in the base of the statue and is well known today. The most famous phrase: "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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In 1915, this person was 31 years old when in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.
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