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Name: George Dewey
Birth Date: December 26, 1837
Death Date: January 16, 1917
Place of Birth: Montpelier, Vermont, United States
Place of Death: Washington, DC, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: navy officer, politician

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Biography of George Dewey
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American naval officer George Dewey (1837-1917) was the celebrated victor of the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. George Dewey was born on Dec. 26, 1837, in Montpelier, Vt. After attending the local public...


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George Dewey Information
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George Dewey (December 26, 1837 – January 16, 1917) was an admiral of the United States Navy, best known for his victory (without the loss of a single life of his own forces due to combat; one man died of a heart attack) at the Battle of Manila...


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The Economist (US)
Dewey's great day.(Montpelier, VT, celebrates centenary of George Dewey's return from Spanish-American War)(Brief Article)
10/09/1999: 366 words, approx. 1 pages
MONTPELIER, VERMONT THE tourists who descend each October on this tiny New England town always pause to admire the Greek Revival statehouse with its gilded dome. Invariably, they mistake the two big cannon on its lawn for relics of the Revolution or...
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The Historian
America's admiral: George Dewey and American culture in the Gilded Age.
03/22/2003: 9,431 words, approx. 31 pages
ON 1 May 1898, the United States Navy's Asiatic Squadron, under the command of Commodore George Dewey, entered Manila Bay in the Philippines and completely destroyed the Spanish fleet there. The Americans registered no fatalities and only eight minor injuries during the battle....
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AP News
Today in history - May 1
5/1/2007: 517 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Tuesday, May 1, the 121st day of 2007. There are 244 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey gave the command, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley," as an American naval force destroyed a...
 


 

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