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Bessie Smith 1881 - 1964

Bessie Smith of Alabama was born on May 13, 1881, and died at age 82 years old in January 1964.
Bessie Smith
Alabama
May 13, 1881
January 1964
Female
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Bessie Smith's History: 1881 - 1964

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  • 05/13
    1881

    Birthday

    May 13, 1881
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • 01/dd
    1964

    Death

    January 1964
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie Smith lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1881, in the year that Bessie Smith was born, on May 21st, Clara Barton, a nurse, founded the American Red Cross. She was inspired by the Red Cross in Geneva Switzerland and the International Red Cross.
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In 1903, at the age of 22 years old, Bessie was alive when the United States Department of Commerce and Labor was created by President Theodore Roosevelt to control the excesses of big business. Renamed the Department of Commerce 10 years later, many departments concerned with workers were transferred to the Department of Labor at that time. Another spin-off, the Bureau of Corporations, became the Federal Trade Commission.
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