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Grete M Skosples 1924 - 2003

Grete M Skosples of Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL was born on August 2, 1924, and died at age 78 years old on March 23, 2003.
Grete M Skosples
Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL 61201
August 2, 1924
March 23, 2003
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Grete M Skosples' History: 1924 - 2003

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  • 08/2
    1924

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    August 2, 1924
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  • 03/23
    2003

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    March 23, 2003
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    Grete M Skosples lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1924, in the year that Grete M Skosples was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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In 1938, at the age of just 14 years old, Grete was alive when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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