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Chester Dewitt 1884 - 1965

Chester Dewitt of Indiana was born on April 14, 1884, and died at age 81 years old in October 1965.
Chester Dewitt
Indiana
April 14, 1884
October 1965
Male
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Chester Dewitt's History: 1884 - 1965

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  • 04/14
    1884

    Birthday

    April 14, 1884
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • 10/dd
    1965

    Death

    October 1965
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Chester Dewitt lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1884, in the year that Chester Dewitt was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1899, he was merely 15 years old when on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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