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Bessie Slud 1890 - 1995

Bessie Slud of New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY was born on December 15, 1890, and died at age 104 years old on July 15, 1995.
Bessie Slud
New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY 10804
December 15, 1890
July 15, 1995
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Bessie Slud's History: 1890 - 1995

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  • 12/15
    1890

    Birthday

    December 15, 1890
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  • 07/15
    1995

    Death

    July 15, 1995
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    Bessie Slud lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 104.
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In 1890, in the year that Bessie Slud was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1916, Bessie was 26 years old when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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