When Benjamin Franklin Coons was born on 4 April 1891, in Nemaha, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States, his father, John M Coons, was 34 and his mother, Amanda M Zook, was 30. He lived in Liberty Township, Republic, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 13 April 1971, in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Chester Cemetery, Chester, Thayer, Nebraska, United States.
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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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.
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Americanized form of German Kunz .
Americanized form of Dutch Koens or its variant Coens. Compare Koons .
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