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Alex Louks 1886 - 1963

Alex Louks of Iowa was born on June 29, 1886, and died at age 77 years old in December 1963.
Alex Louks
Iowa
June 29, 1886
December 1963
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  • 06/29
    1886

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    June 29, 1886
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  • 12/dd
    1963

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    December 1963
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    Alex Louks lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1886, in the year that Alex Louks was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1898, at the age of just 12 years old, Alex was alive when on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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