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Bessie Smith 1899 - 1979

Bessie Smith of Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina was born on August 31, 1899, and died at age 79 years old in August 1979.
Bessie Smith
Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina 29102
August 31, 1899
August 1979
Female
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Bessie Smith's History: 1899 - 1979

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  • 08/31
    1899

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    August 31, 1899
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  • 08/dd
    1979

    Death

    August 1979
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    Bessie Smith lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1899, in the year that Bessie Smith was born, on February 14th, the first voting machines were approved by Congress for use in federal elections. Several states were already using voting machines in their elections and the Federal government was finally convinced of their safety and accuracy.
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In 1904, she was merely 5 years old when the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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