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Retta Massingale 1897 - 1979

Retta Massingale of Benton, Polk County, Tennessee was born on October 11, 1897, and died at age 81 years old in July 1979.

Retta Massingale
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Benton, Polk County, Tennessee 37307
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October 11, 1897
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In 1897, in the year that Retta Massingale 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 1931, she was 34 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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