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Margaret Utinsky

Margaret Utinsky, American nurse, recipient of the Medal of Freedom (died 1970)

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Born
August 26, 1900
Died
August 30, 1970
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1900

About Margaret Utinsky

Margaret Elizabeth Doolin "Peggy" Utinsky 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. Several of them, including Father Lalor, were also posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom. She was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 1946. A number of other people assisted Flores and Utinsky, including Catholic priests, Filipinos, an American, Claire Phillips, and a Spaniard who became the leader of the group, Ramon Amusategui.

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Margaret Utinsky timeline

  1. She was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 1946.
  2. She was recognized in 1946 with the Medal of Freedom for her actions.

The world when Margaret Utinsky was born

Margaret Utinsky was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Margaret Utinsky's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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