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Modesto Velez-Rios 1909 - 1973

Modesto Velez-Rios of Puerto Rico was born on February 19, 1909, and died at age 64 years old in May 1973.

Modesto Velez-Rios

Puerto Rico 00657

February 19, 1909

May 1973

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February 19, 1909

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May 1973

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Modesto Velez-Rios lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.

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In 1909, in the year that Modesto Velez-Rios was born, the U.S. penny was changed to the Abraham Lincoln design. The Lincoln penny was so popular that it soon had to be rationed and it sold on the secondary market for a quarter. Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to be on a U.S. coin - which was released to commemorate his 100th birthday. This penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust.".

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In 1915, at the age of just 6 years old, Modesto was alive when the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.

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