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Ethel Thompson 1886 - 1987

Ethel Thompson of Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois was born on November 8, 1886, and died at age 100 years old in March 1987.
Ethel Thompson
Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois 61068
November 8, 1886
March 1987
Female
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Ethel Thompson's History: 1886 - 1987

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  • 11/8
    1886

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    November 8, 1886
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  • 03/dd
    1987

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    March 1987
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    Ethel Thompson lived 28 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 100.
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In 1886, in the year that Ethel Thompson was born, 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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In 1934, Ethel was 48 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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