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Bessie Grimes 1879 - 1967

Bessie Grimes of Maysville, Dekalb County, Missouri was born on February 21, 1879, and died at age 88 years old in December 1967.
Bessie Grimes
Maysville, Dekalb County, Missouri 64469
February 21, 1879
December 1967
Female
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Bessie Grimes' History: 1879 - 1967

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  • 02/21
    1879

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    February 21, 1879
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  • 12/dd
    1967

    Death

    December 1967
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    Bessie Grimes lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1879, in the year that Bessie Grimes was born, on October 22nd, Thomas Edison tested the first practical electric light bulb. Lasting 13½ hours before burning out, it used a "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires". He applied for a patent on November 4th, receiving the patent in January 1880.
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In 1892, Bessie was only 13 years old when on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.
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