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Bessie P Smith 1884 - 1971

Bessie P Smith of Sullivan, Sullivan County, IN was born on December 26, 1884, and died at age 86 years old on March 15, 1971.

Bessie P Smith
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Sullivan, Sullivan County, IN 47882
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December 26, 1884
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In 1884, in the year that Bessie P Smith was born, on December 6th, the Washington Monument was completed. Building began in 1848 but was stopped because of lack of funds and also due to the Civil War. It would be dedicated in 1885. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest structure in the world.
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In 1918, by the time she was 34 years old, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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