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Essie M Cooks 1906 - 1995

Essie M Cooks of Gary, Lake County, IN was born on May 30, 1906, and died at age 89 years old on November 23, 1995.
Essie M Cooks
Gary, Lake County, IN 46404
May 30, 1906
November 23, 1995
Female
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  • 05/30
    1906

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    May 30, 1906
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  • 11/23
    1995

    Death

    November 23, 1995
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    Essie M Cooks lived 25 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1906, in the year that Essie M Cooks was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1936, at the age of 30 years old, Essie was alive when on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.
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