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May Burken 1897 - 1978

May Burken of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa was born on May 11, 1897, and died at age 81 years old in September 1978.

May Burken
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Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 50313
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May 11, 1897
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September 1978
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In 1897, in the year that May Burken was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1911, May was only 14 years old when the first use of aircraft as an offensive weapon occurred in the Turkish-Italian War. First used for aerial reconnaissance alone, planes were then used in aerial combat to shoot down recon planes. In World War I, planes and zeppelins evolved for use in bombing.
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Burken, Lucille (Sep 3, 1919 - May 6, 1998) Burken, Florence (Feb 7, 1910 - Jun 16, 1998) Burken, Sadie (Jun 4, 1897 - Apr 1980) Burken, Dolly (Sep 25, 1908 - May 30, 1997) Burken, Irving (May 12, 1892 - Jun 1985) Burken, Anthony (Jun 4, 1896 - Dec 1965) Burken, Bryan (May 18, 1982 - Aug 22, 2009) Burken, Emelia (Dec 31, 1883 - Jan 1973) Burken, Marjorie (Mar 29, 1906 - Dec 1978) Burken, Celia (Jul 31, 1883 - Apr 1970)
Burken, Arletta (Jan 17, 1924 - Feb 8, 2009) Burken, William (Aug 26, 1892 - Nov 1984) Burken, Mable (Apr 1, 1914 - Jul 21, 1990) Burken, James (Jan 10, 1894 - Apr 1964) Burken, Broc (Sep 9, 1981 - Apr 6, 2008) Burken, Fern (Jan 5, 1909 - May 4, 2004) Burken, James (Jan 20, 1920 - Aug 1983) Burken, Nelda (Jul 5, 1926 - Aug 15, 2010) Burken, Robert (Jul 16, 1932 - Oct 1977) Burken, Louise (Jun 24, 1903 - Dec 1971)
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