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Bessie Downs 1911 - 1979

Bessie Downs was born on February 10, 1911, and died at age 68 years old in August 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bessie Downs.

Bessie Downs
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In 1911, in the year that Bessie Downs was born, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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In 1933, Bessie was 22 years old when on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
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Downs, Bessie (Jun 25, 1909 - Jul 25, 1995) Downs, Bessie (Aug 28, 1899 - Jan 1987) Downs, Bessie (Jan 12, 1912 - Apr 16, 1998) Downs, Bessie (Apr 7, 1929 - Mar 14, 2007) Downs, Bessie (Dec 4, 1900 - Feb 22, 1994) Downs, Bessie (Apr 5, 1897 - Nov 1973) Downs, Bessie (Jun 28, 1904 - May 1978) Downs, Bessie (Mar 5, 1908 - Apr 25, 1988) Downs, Bessie (Dec 25, 1890 - Mar 1987) Downs, Bessie (May 23, 1926 - Mar 12, 1995)

Other Downs Family Biographies

Adkins, Clara (Born Mar 4, 1887) Downs, Clara (Born Mar 4, 1887) Downs, Gladys (Oct 6, 1914 - Jul 1987) Downs, Donald (Jul 11, 1911 - Nov 1978) Downs, Charles (Aug 20, 1906 - Sep 1976) Downs, Raymond (Died Jun 1950) Downs, Herbert (Jan 15, 1915 - Jun 3, 1993) Downs, Fred (Dec 26, 1916 - Jun 10, 2004) Downs, Arthur (Mar 19, 1905 - Sep 1979) Downs, Roy (May 21, 1893 - Mar 1968)
Downs, Catherine (Aug 7, 1912 - Mar 8, 1990) Downs, Ruth (Jul 7, 1915 - Mar 8, 2006) Downs, Ethel (Sep 7, 1900 - May 8, 1994) Downs, Winfred (Mar 10, 1888 - Nov 1968) Downs, Rachel (Jul 25, 1895 - May 10, 1995) Downs, Leonie (Sep 17, 1914 - Feb 22, 1989) Downs, Carrie (Oct 20, 1892 - Nov 1986) Downs, Clifford (Sep 20, 1913 - Apr 1981) Downs, Ira (Feb 10, 1890 - Mar 1970) Downs, Carl (Jun 30, 1920 - Feb 10, 1997)
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