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Bill Mays 1901 - 1971

Bill Mays of Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas was born on May 4, 1901, and died at age 70 years old in December 1971.
Bill Mays
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas 72901
May 4, 1901
December 1971
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  • 05/4
    1901

    Birthday

    May 4, 1901
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  • 12/dd
    1971

    Death

    December 1971
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    Cause of death
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    Bill Mays lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1901, in the year that Bill Mays was born, Teddy Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States. TR, as he was known, had been Vice-President for 6 months when President William McKinley was assassinated. At age 42, he became the youngest President to serve although John Kennedy, at age 43, was the youngest President elected. He was a popular progressive and was elected to a second term in 1904 as a Republican, winning 56.4% of the popular vote and 336 electoral votes.
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In 1910, Bill was only 9 years old when Halley's comet, which returns past the earth every 75 - 76 years was observed photographically for the first time. Two fortuitous events occurred - photography had been invented since the last time the comet had passed and the comet was relatively close. There was panic because one astronomer claimed that the gas from its tail "would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet." People bought gas masks, "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas".
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