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Bessie L Smith 1905 - 1990

Bessie L Smith of Monroe, Walton County, GA was born on April 26, 1905, and died at age 84 years old in February 1990.
Bessie L Smith
Monroe, Walton County, GA 30655
April 26, 1905
February 1990
Female
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Bessie L Smith's History: 1905 - 1990

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    1905

    Birthday

    April 26, 1905
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  • 02/dd
    1990

    Death

    February 1990
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    Bessie L Smith lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1905, in the year that Bessie L Smith was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1921, Bessie was 16 years old when on March 4, Warren G. Harding became President. Previously a U.S. Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and Ohio State Senator, Harding was a popular President. But many scandals plagued his short administration (he died in office after 2 and a half years), including the revelations of one of his mistresses and the Teapot Dome scandal. Historically, Harding is rated as one of the worst Presidents.
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