John Perkins
1938–1996 (Age 57)
Calais, Washington, Maine, United States
The Life of John
John Perkins was born on 3 March 1938, in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States. He died on 6 January 1996, in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 57.
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World Events (3)
1941
Age 3
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1941 · The Four Freedoms
Age 3
President Roosevelt spoke in front of Congress and gave a speech on what Freedoms everyone should be granted. First being the Freedom of Speech. Second, the freedom of Religion, Third, The Freedom from Want, and Fourth, the Freedom from Fear. Being a big deal, FDR didn't just say that all people should have these freedoms because Americans already expected these freedoms.
1955 · USS Swordfish (SSN-579) is Launched
Age 17
USS Swordfish (SSN-579), the first American atomic submarine, was launched from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. The ship was ordered on July 18, 1955 and launched on August 27, 1957
Name Meaning
1 English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.2 Dutch: patronymic from a pet form of Peer, a Dutch form of Peter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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