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Forgotten Hero Dewey in Century of Birth Observance
A 20 year nostalgia recaps Admiral George Dewey the Manila Bay hero, his rise from Vermont roots to naval fame, his Civil War service, marriage to Mrs Hazen, presidential bid, and the centennial birth observance as America marks his enduring legacy. Celebrities and public from Washington and Vermont frame the life story, noting his Arlington burial and national honors.
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Washington, D.C
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Philippines
John Paul,Jones
Stephen Secatur
Oliver Hazard Perry
David Farragut
Dewey
Capitol
Arlington
Europe
America
Vermont
Montpelier
Thomas Dewey
England
Boston
William Dewey
Saratoga
General Gates
William
Simeon
Hebron
Conn
Simeon Dewey
Dartmouth College
Julius Y. Dewey
John Barrett
Admiral Dewey
Julius Dewey
Norwich College
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
David G. Farragut
Fort Jackson
Smith
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Susie
Ichabod Goodwin
National Capital
Washington
Spain
Supreme Court
Havana
Manila
The
Justice
Hongkong
China
Theodore Roosevelt
Hong Kong
Cavite
East
McKinley
Congress
United States
Gut
Porter
General Board’ of the Navy
Washington McLean
Cincinnati
Lincoln
Grant
Jefferson Davis
John B. Hazen
New York World
Bryan
Democratic Party
New Orleans
Olympia
Nelson. A. Miles
Bethlehem Chapel
Washington Cathedral