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James Joseph Gilligan 1920 - 1960

James Joseph Gilligan was born on May 19, 1920, and died at age 39 years old on April 6, 1960. James Gilligan was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 2B Site 1111 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Joseph Gilligan.
James Joseph Gilligan
May 19, 1920
April 6, 1960
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  • 05/19
    1920

    Birthday

    May 19, 1920
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: QM 2 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/6
    1960

    Death

    April 6, 1960
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Long Island National Cemetery Section 2B Site 1111 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
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In 1920, in the year that James Joseph Gilligan was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1938, when he was 18 years old, 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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