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Edward Dirks 1899 - 1971

Edward Dirks of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana was born on August 2, 1899, and died at age 71 years old in January 1971.
Edward Dirks
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 46803
August 2, 1899
January 1971
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Edward Dirks' History: 1899 - 1971

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  • 08/2
    1899

    Birthday

    August 2, 1899
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Allen County, Indiana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35334595 Enlisted: August 6, 1942 in Toledo Ohio Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
  • 01/dd
    1971

    Death

    January 1971
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1899, in the year that Edward Dirks was born, 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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In 1933, Edward was 34 years old when the day after being inaugurated, the new President, Franklin Roosevelt, declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks (the bank run). Within 5 days of his administration, the Emergency Banking Act was passed - reorganizing banks and closing insolvent ones. In his first 100 days, he asked Congress to repeal Prohibition (which they did), signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed legislation that paid commodity farmers to leave their fields fallow, thus ending surpluses and boosting prices, signed a bill that gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions as well as suspending some antitrust laws and establishing a federally funded Public Works Administration, and won passage of 12 other major laws that helped the economy.
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