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Bessie Smith 1942 - 1994

Bessie Smith of Riverhead, Suffolk County, NY was born on January 3, 1942, and died at age 52 years old on June 30, 1994.
Bessie Smith
Riverhead, Suffolk County, NY 11901
January 3, 1942
June 30, 1994
Female
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Bessie Smith's History: 1942 - 1994

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  • 01/3
    1942

    Birthday

    January 3, 1942
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  • 06/30
    1994

    Death

    June 30, 1994
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie Smith lived 20 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 52.
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In 1942, in the year that Bessie Smith was born, due to World War II, automobile production in the United States was stopped on February 1st. A tire rationing program had begun the month before. Detroit - the main hub of car manufacturing - was ordered to free up assembly lines for military production. The president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association said “The automotive industry is in this war all the way". Some dealerships had to close and others expanded their repair shops. The used car market boomed (as did a black market in used cars).
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In 1952, when she was merely 10 years old, on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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