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Adelaide Mercure 1906 - 1987

Adelaide Mercure of Garfield, Bergen County, NJ was born on January 22, 1906, and died at age 81 years old in March 1987.
Adelaide Mercure
Garfield, Bergen County, NJ 07026
January 22, 1906
March 1987
Female
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Adelaide Mercure's History: 1906 - 1987

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  • 01/22
    1906

    Birthday

    January 22, 1906
    Birthdate
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  • 03/dd
    1987

    Death

    March 1987
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Adelaide Mercure lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1906, in the year that Adelaide Mercure was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1931, at the age of 25 years old, Adelaide was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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Adelaide Mercure's Family Tree & Friends

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