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Merle Despain 1898 - 1968

Merle Despain of Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado was born on December 16, 1898, and died at age 69 years old in March 1968.
Merle Despain
Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado 81003
December 16, 1898
March 1968
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Merle Despain's History: 1898 - 1968

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  • 12/16
    1898

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    December 16, 1898
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  • 03/dd
    1968

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    March 1968
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    Merle Despain lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.
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In 1898, in the year that Merle Despain was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1914, at the age of 16 years old, Merle was alive when in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.
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