Jesse Simmons (1875 - 1970)

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George Vernon Love

Added: Apr 28, 2020

Asa Alva and Minnie Molt Simmons

Added: Apr 05, 2020

John Thompson Simmons (1843-1895)

Added: Apr 05, 2020

Remiga Denise Vaselle Simmons Obituary

Added: Nov 10, 2019

Remiga Denise Vaselle Simmons

Added: Nov 10, 2019

Remiga Denise Vaselle Simmons

Added: Nov 10, 2019

Remiga Denise Vaselle Simmons

Added: Nov 10, 2019

Charles Bruce Simmons

Added: Oct 17, 2019

Elma (Bowman) Simmons

Added: Jul 24, 2019

Gladys (Simmons) Van Kleeck

Added: Jul 22, 2019

Gladys (Simmons) Van Kleeck

Added: Jul 22, 2019

Everett, Gladys, and Warren Van Kleeck

Added: Jul 22, 2019

Everett Van Kleeck Family

Added: Jul 22, 2019

Gladys (Simmons) Van Kleeck

Added: Jul 22, 2019

Grocery store, Bowman family, NYC

Added: May 12, 2019

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In 1875, in the year that Jesse Simmons was born, the Bombay Stock Exchange - the first stock exchange in Asia - was established. It was called "The Native Share & Stock Brokers Association".

In 1916, at the age of 41 years old, Jesse was alive when the U.S. National Park Service - part of the Department of the Interior - was created by an act of Congress in August. The Park Service was charged with the dual role of "preserving the ecological and historical integrity of the places entrusted to its management while also making them available and accessible for public use and enjoyment". The resources managed by the National Park Service have often been referred to as the "crown jewels" of the United States.

In 1933, by the time this person was 58 years old, the day after being inaugurated, the new President, Franklin Roosevelt, declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks (the bank run). Within 5 days of his administration, the Emergency Banking Act was passed - reorganizing banks and closing insolvent ones. In his first 100 days, he asked Congress to repeal Prohibition (which they did), signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed legislation that paid commodity farmers to leave their fields fallow, thus ending surpluses and boosting prices, signed a bill that gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions as well as suspending some antitrust laws and establishing a federally funded Public Works Administration, and won passage of 12 other major laws that helped the economy.

In 1944, Jesse was 69 years old when on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.

In 1970, in the year of Jesse Simmons's passing, on May 4th, four students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed by National Guardsmen. The students were at a peaceful demonstration protesting the invasion of Cambodia by US forces. There had been precedent for the killing of American college students. The previous year, on May 15th, Alameda County Sheriffs used shotguns against U.C. Berkeley students at a protest for People's Park. One student died, one was blinded, 128 were injured.