When Anna Rakel was born about 1852, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, her father, Bernard Joseph Rakel, was 30 and her mother, Elisabeth Wilkenhof, was 18. She died on 11 May 1927, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
English (Somerset) a variant of Rake with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is now rare in Britain.
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