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Bessie Janes 1886 - 1981

Bessie Janes of North East, Erie County, PA was born on July 1, 1886, and died at age 95 years old in November 1981.
Bessie Janes
North East, Erie County, PA 16428
July 1, 1886
November 1981
Female
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    1886

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    July 1, 1886
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  • 11/dd
    1981

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    November 1981
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In 1886, in the year that Bessie Janes 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, when she was just 12 years old, 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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