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Governor Downey 1892 - 1969

Governor Downey of Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois was born on August 27, 1892, and died at age 76 years old in April 1969.

Governor Downey
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Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois 60085
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August 27, 1892
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In 1892, in the year that Governor Downey was born, 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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In 1908, this person was 16 years old when a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
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Downey, Frances (Apr 1, 1914 - Feb 1970) Downey, Harold (Aug 25, 1929 - Jul 22, 2007) Downey, Alice (Oct 16, 1894 - Apr 1974) Downey, Denis (Jan 14, 1903 - Nov 24, 1992) Downey, Allen (May 25, 1945 - Oct 31, 2005) Downey, Mildred (Sep 9, 1894 - Aug 19, 1996) Downey, Theresa (May 26, 1898 - Apr 1983) Downey, John (Feb 24, 1895 - Jun 1981) Downey, Jeannette (Aug 22, 1918 - Nov 23, 2008) Downey, Anne (Apr 19, 1914 - Mar 24, 2008)
Downey, Albert (Nov 12, 1924 - Sep 1974) Downey, Conrad (Jul 22, 1936 - Mar 15, 1990) Downey, David (Aug 6, 1941 - Nov 15, 1997) Downey, Edmund (Nov 7, 1904 - Jan 22, 1994) Downey, Raymond (Dec 31, 1955 - Jun 9, 1998) Downey, Stella (Oct 23, 1916 - May 31, 2001) Downey, Francis (Apr 25, 1913 - Jan 1982) Downey, Edward (May 4, 1926 - Feb 13, 2010) Downey, Albert (Aug 3, 1896 - Aug 1977) Downey, May (Dec 3, 1883 - Jun 1969)
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