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Bessie R Smith 1917 - 2000

Bessie R Smith of Winston Salem, Forsyth County, NC was born on November 26, 1917, and died at age 82 years old on January 7, 2000.
Bessie R Smith
Winston Salem, Forsyth County, NC 27107
November 26, 1917
January 7, 2000
Female
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  • 11/26
    1917

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    November 26, 1917
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  • 01/7
    2000

    Death

    January 7, 2000
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    Bessie R Smith lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1917, in the year that Bessie R Smith was born, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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In 1927, she was only 10 years old when in September, the Columbia Broadcasting System (later called CBS) became the second national radio network in the U.S. The first broadcast was a presentation by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from radio station WOR in Newark, New Jersey.
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