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Edward Martinek 1879 - 1964

Edward Martinek of Illinois was born on October 1, 1879, and died at age 85 years old in October 1964.
Edward Martinek
Illinois
October 1, 1879
October 1964
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    1879

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    October 1, 1879
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    1964

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    October 1964
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In 1879, in the year that Edward Martinek was born, on October 22nd, Thomas Edison tested the first practical electric light bulb. Lasting 13½ hours before burning out, it used a "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires". He applied for a patent on November 4th, receiving the patent in January 1880.
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In 1886, when he was merely 7 years old, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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