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Dorothy Melahn 1917 - 1980

Dorothy Melahn of Irvington, Essex County, NJ was born on March 1, 1917, and died at age 63 years old in June 1980.
Dorothy Melahn
Irvington, Essex County, NJ 07111
March 1, 1917
June 1980
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    1917

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    March 1, 1917
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  • 06/dd
    1980

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    June 1980
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    Dorothy Melahn lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1917, in the year that Dorothy Melahn was born, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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In 1922, at the age of merely 5 years old, Dorothy was alive 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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