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Roger Drought 1890 - 1975

Roger Drought of Northfield, Washington County, VT was born on October 8, 1890, and died at age 84 years old in June 1975.
Roger Drought
Northfield, Washington County, VT 05663
October 8, 1890
June 1975
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Roger Drought's History: 1890 - 1975

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    1890

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    October 8, 1890
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  • 06/dd
    1975

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    June 1975
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    Roger Drought lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1890, in the year that Roger Drought was born, on December 29th, the Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in South Dakota on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment said that they rode into the Lakota camp "trying to disarm" the inhabitants. One person, Black Coyote - who was deaf - held onto his rifle, saying that he paid a lot of money for it. Shots rang out and by the end at least 153 Lakota Sioux - some estimates say 300 - and 25 troops had died. The site of the massacre is a National Historic Landmark.
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In 1911, Roger was 21 years old when the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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