The Last US Civil War Pension
Everything Everywhere Daily
English - August 25, 2020 17:00 - 8 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsHistory Science education history science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On May 31, 2020, Irene Triplett passed away at the age of 90. Her life was rather unremarkable save for one important fact: she was the last person who received a pension from the United States government from the US Civil War. Find out how a woman who died two decades into the 21st Century was still receiving a pension from a war which ended 155 years ago on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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On May 31, 2020, Irene Triplett passed away at the age of 90. Her life was rather unremarkable save for one important fact: she was the last person who received a pension from the United States government from the US Civil War. Find out how a woman who died two decades into the 21st Century was still receiving a pension from a war which ended 155 years ago on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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