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Edwin Spence 1905 - 1978

Edwin Spence of Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois was born on July 17, 1905, and died at age 72 years old in June 1978.
Edwin Spence
Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois 61350
July 17, 1905
June 1978
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Edwin Spence's History: 1905 - 1978

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  • 07/17
    1905

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    July 17, 1905
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  • 06/dd
    1978

    Death

    June 1978
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    Edwin Spence lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1905, in the year that Edwin Spence 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 1931, when he was 26 years old, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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