When Marvin Benjamin Bowers was born on 1 August 1889, in Howard Lake, Wright, Minnesota, United States, his father, Alexander Cowden Bowers, was 39 and his mother, Lucille Maria Broas, was 27. He married Mary Anna Forsyth on 18 November 1911. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 24 December 1918, in Spink, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Howard Lake, Wright, Minnesota, United States.
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The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
English: variant of Bower , with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.
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