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Bessie W Smith 1905 - 1999

Bessie W Smith of Carthage, Panola County, TX was born on June 21, 1905, and died at age 94 years old on August 9, 1999.
Bessie W Smith
Carthage, Panola County, TX 75633
June 21, 1905
August 9, 1999
Female
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  • 06/21
    1905

    Birthday

    June 21, 1905
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  • 08/9
    1999

    Death

    August 9, 1999
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    Bessie W Smith lived 22 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.
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In 1905, in the year that Bessie W Smith was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1913, she was just 8 years old when ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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