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Bess B Colley 1917 - 2010

Bess B Colley of Lexington, Fayette County, KY was born on February 18, 1917, and died at age 92 years old on February 5, 2010.
Bess B Colley
Lexington, Fayette County, KY 40517
February 18, 1917
February 5, 2010
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  • 02/18
    1917

    Birthday

    February 18, 1917
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  • 02/5
    2010

    Death

    February 5, 2010
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In 1917, in the year that Bess B Colley was born, it is believed that a worldwide influenza pandemic began in Asia. By 1920, it is estimated that 50 - 100 million died throughout the world (3 - 5% of the population). In the U.S. alone, 500,000 perished from what came to be called the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu.
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In 1934, when she was 17 years old, on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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