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Margaret Utinsky
1900 Aug, 26

Margaret Utinsky

Margaret Utinsky, American nurse, recipient of the Medal of Freedom (d. 1970)
Margaret Elizabeth Doolin "Peggy" Utinsky (August 26, 1900 – August 30, 1970) was an American nurse who worked with the Filipino resistance movement to provide medicine, food, and other items to aid Allied prisoners of war in the Philippines during World War II. She was recognized in 1946 with the Medal of Freedom for her actions.

Most information about her World War II activities comes from her autobiography, Miss U, and is not verifiable from other sources.

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Events on 1900

  • 16 Jan

    American Samoa

    The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
  • 24 Mar

    New York City Subway

    Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
  • 5 Apr

    Linear B

    Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B.
  • 2 Jul

    Lake Constance

    The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
  • 14 Jul

    Boxer Rebellion

    Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.