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Bessie M Smith 1913 - 2004

Bessie M Smith of Mount Airy, Surry County, NC was born on November 15, 1913, and died at age 90 years old on November 13, 2004.
Bessie M Smith
Mount Airy, Surry County, NC 27030
November 15, 1913
November 13, 2004
Female
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  • 11/15
    1913

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    November 15, 1913
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  • 11/13
    2004

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    November 13, 2004
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    Bessie M Smith lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1913, in the year that Bessie M Smith was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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In 1940, Bessie was 27 years old when on November 5th, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to a third term, defeating Wendell Willkie of Indiana (a corporate lawyer). Roosevelt running for a third term was controversial. But the U.S. was emerging from the Great Recession and he promised that he would not involve the country in any foreign war (which of course changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor). Roosevelt defeated Willkie in the popular vote by 54.7 to 44.8% and in the Electoral College 449 to 82.
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