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Bessie Ragans 1905 - 1993

Bessie Ragans of Graceville, Jackson County, FL was born on June 5, 1905, and died at age 88 years old on September 15, 1993.
Bessie Ragans
Graceville, Jackson County, FL 32440
June 5, 1905
September 15, 1993
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Bessie Ragans' History: 1905 - 1993

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  • 06/5
    1905

    Birthday

    June 5, 1905
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • 09/15
    1993

    Death

    September 15, 1993
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie Ragans lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1905, in the year that Bessie Ragans was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1920, by the time she was merely 15 years old, the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.
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