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Benjamin Hess 1902 - 1973

Benjamin Hess of Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA was born on April 13, 1902, and died at age 71 years old in October 1973.
Benjamin Hess
Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA 17603
April 13, 1902
October 1973
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  • 04/13
    1902

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    April 13, 1902
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  • 10/dd
    1973

    Death

    October 1973
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    Benjamin Hess lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1902, in the year that Benjamin Hess was born, the modern air conditioner was invented by Willis H. Carrier. The company that he worked for needed to find a way to control humidity and by solving this problem, Carrier created a system that could be used for cooling the rooms of a house. The Sun Belt thanks him!
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In 1938, when he was 36 years old, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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