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Gardner Wilkes 1906 - 1972

Gardner Wilkes of Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky was born on September 28, 1906, and died at age 65 years old in January 1972.
Gardner Wilkes
Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky 42066
September 28, 1906
January 1972
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Gardner Wilkes' History: 1906 - 1972

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  • 09/28
    1906

    Birthday

    September 28, 1906
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  • 01/dd
    1972

    Death

    January 1972
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    Gardner Wilkes lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1906, in the year that Gardner Wilkes was born, President Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Prize for Peace. The award was considered controversial at the time because many thought that he was an imperialist. But he had brokered peace between Russia and Japan a year previous and had allowed a dispute between Mexico and the U.S. to go to arbitration, resolving the issue peacefully rather than resorting to military conflict. For these two reasons, the Nobel Prize committee chose him for the Peace Prize.
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In 1931, this person was 25 years old when 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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