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Herman Riffer 1884 - 1977

Herman Riffer of Whiting, Lake County, Indiana was born on January 17, 1884, and died at age 93 years old in November 1977.
Herman Riffer
Whiting, Lake County, Indiana 46394
January 17, 1884
November 1977
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    1884

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    January 17, 1884
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  • 11/dd
    1977

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    November 1977
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    Herman Riffer lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 93.
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In 1884, in the year that Herman Riffer was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1915, at the age of 31 years old, Herman was alive when in April, the Ottoman Empire rounded up, arrested, and deported 235 to 270 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Turkey. As their actions continued through the next several years, an estimated 600,000 to 1 million Armenians were killed by Turkish soldiers.
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