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James Rood 1884 - 1965

James Rood of Wisconsin was born on June 18, 1884, and died at age 81 years old in December 1965.
James Rood
Wisconsin
June 18, 1884
December 1965
Male
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James Rood's History: 1884 - 1965

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    1884

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    June 18, 1884
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  • 12/dd
    1965

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    December 1965
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    James Rood lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1884, in the year that James Rood 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 1904, at the age of 20 years old, James was alive when the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone. Now an unincorporated territory of the U.S., the Canal Zone had been previously held by the French, who were constructing a canal. The U.S. took over the construction of the Panama Canal and it was finally finished in 1914, when it was opened to commercial shipping. The United States held the Canal Zone until 1979.
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