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John Dirkse 1903 - 1985

John Dirkse of Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan was born on April 17, 1903, and died at age 81 years old in January 1985.

John Dirkse

Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan 49417

April 17, 1903

January 1985

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In 1903, in the year that John Dirkse was born, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company was begun by two childhood friends, William Harley and Arthur Davidson - with help from Arthur's brother, Walter. Their first prototype - a "motor-bicycle" - couldn't climb hills without also pedaling, so they went back to the drawing board, and in 1904 their new version came in 4th in a race. Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company were the only two major motorcycle companies to survive the Great Depression.

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In 1918, at the age of just 15 years old, John was alive when following European countries, Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States in March. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. This was a war effort and proved unpopular so in most areas of the United States, Daylight Saving Time ended after World War I. It returned during World War II.

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