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Mitzie Mertz 1884 - 1973

Mitzie Mertz of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on February 19, 1884, and died at age 89 years old in November 1973.
Mitzie Mertz
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60613
February 19, 1884
November 1973
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Mitzie Mertz's History: 1884 - 1973

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    1884

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    February 19, 1884
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  • 11/dd
    1973

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    November 1973
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    Mitzie Mertz lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1884, in the year that Mitzie Mertz was born, on August 5th, the cornerstone for the base of the Statue of Liberty - a gift from the people of France - was laid. 120,000 people - most donations were $1 - donated to the completion of the base. An 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus was also written to raise funds. That poem was included in the base of the statue and is well known today. The most famous phrase: "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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In 1901, Mitzie was 17 years old when Teddy Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States. TR, as he was known, had been Vice-President for 6 months when President William McKinley was assassinated. At age 42, he became the youngest President to serve although John Kennedy, at age 43, was the youngest President elected. He was a popular progressive and was elected to a second term in 1904 as a Republican, winning 56.4% of the popular vote and 336 electoral votes.
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