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Bessie Smith 1903 - 1966

Bessie Smith of Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina was born on March 15, 1903, and died at age 63 years old in April 1966.
Bessie Smith
Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina 27215
March 15, 1903
April 1966
Female
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    1903

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    March 15, 1903
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  • 04/dd
    1966

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    April 1966
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    Bessie Smith lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1903, in the year that Bessie Smith was born, the first World Series of American baseball was played between October 1st and 13th. The Boston Americans of the American League played the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. Boston came back from a three game to one deficit, winning the final four games to capture the title - such a large comeback wouldn't be repeated by a team until 1925. (A total of eight games were played.)
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In 1922, she was 19 years old when on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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