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Helen Bastian 1921 - 1978

Helen Bastian of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois was born on December 21, 1921, and died at age 56 years old in May 1978.
Helen Bastian
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois 61614
December 21, 1921
May 1978
Female
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  • 12/21
    1921

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    December 21, 1921
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  • 05/dd
    1978

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    May 1978
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    Helen Bastian lived 19 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.
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In 1921, in the year that Helen Bastian was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1938, at the age of 17 years old, Helen 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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