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Bessie Burks 1914 - 2005

Bessie Burks of Vina, Franklin County, AL was born on December 18, 1914, and died at age 90 years old on September 28, 2005.
Bessie Burks
Vina, Franklin County, AL 35593
December 18, 1914
September 28, 2005
Female
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Bessie Burks' History: 1914 - 2005

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  • 12/18
    1914

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    December 18, 1914
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  • 09/28
    2005

    Death

    September 28, 2005
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    Bessie Burks lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1914, in the year that Bessie Burks was born, in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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In 1927, she was merely 13 years old when aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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