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Paul Potapenko 1897 - 1990

Paul Potapenko of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, IN was born on January 14, 1897, and died at age 93 years old on December 29, 1990.
Paul Potapenko
West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, IN 47906
January 14, 1897
December 29, 1990
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Paul Potapenko's History: 1897 - 1990

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  • 01/14
    1897

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    January 14, 1897
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  • 12/29
    1990

    Death

    December 29, 1990
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    Paul Potapenko lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 93.
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In 1897, in the year that Paul Potapenko 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 1914, when he was 17 years old, in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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