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Sophie Arkowitz 1897 - 1984

Sophie Arkowitz of Queens Village, Queens County, NY was born on December 24, 1897, and died at age 86 years old in July 1984.

Sophie Arkowitz
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Queens Village, Queens County, NY 11427
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December 24, 1897
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Sophie Arkowitz Sophie Arkowitz (1897 - 1984)
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In 1897, in the year that Sophie Arkowitz 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 1934, Sophie was 37 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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