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Bessie Brown 1892 - 1975

Bessie Brown of Magnolia, Larue County, Kentucky was born on December 18, 1892, and died at age 82 years old in September 1975.
Bessie Brown
Magnolia, Larue County, Kentucky 42757
December 18, 1892
September 1975
Female
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Bessie Brown's History: 1892 - 1975

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    1892

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    December 18, 1892
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  • 09/dd
    1975

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    September 1975
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    Bessie Brown lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1892, in the year that Bessie Brown was born, on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.
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In 1922, at the age of 30 years old, Bessie was alive when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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