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Jessie Owens 1907 - 1982

Jessie Owens of Toledo, Lucas County, Illinois was born on February 12, 1907, and died at age 75 years old in November 1982.

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Toledo, Lucas County, Illinois 43607
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In 1907, in the year that Jessie Owens was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.
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In 1926, when she was 19 years old, on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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Owens, Jessie (Mar 10, 1925 - May 5, 1952) Owens, Jessie (Aug 31, 1929 - Jul 2, 1991) Owens, Jessie (Sep 23, 1893 - Nov 1964) Owens, Jessie (Mar 15, 1903 - Jul 1966) Owens, Jessie (Feb 25, 1874 - Jul 1966) Owens, Jessie (Feb 18, 1930 - Mar 1, 2006) Owens, Jessie (Oct 2, 1908 - Dec 25, 1992) Owens, Jessie (Oct 6, 1915 - Oct 30, 2006) Owens, Jessie (Jul 12, 1885 - May 1982) Owens, Jessie (Aug 28, 1915 - Jul 6, 2001)
Owens, Jessie (Sep 3, 1899 - Aug 1985) Owens, Jessie (Jul 31, 1903 - Dec 1985) Owens, Jessie (Oct 5, 1902 - Dec 1984) Owens, Jessie (Sep 17, 1910 - Aug 6, 2005) Owens, Jessie (May 11, 1911 - May 1972) Owens, Jessie (Sep 15, 1913 - Apr 1973) Owens, Jessie (Jan 6, 1913 - Mar 2, 2001) Owens, Jessie (Jan 30, 1893 - Jul 1977) Owens, Jessie (Feb 10, 1891 - Jun 1981) Owens, Jessie (Jun 12, 1930 - Jan 5, 2002)

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Howell-Owens-zachary, Elizabeth (Born 1844) Owens, William (Born Oct 11, 1857) Owens, Selena (Born Oct 17, 1857) Owens, George (Born Sep 25, 1875) Owens, Arrie (Born Sep 22, 1877) Owens, Pinkney (Feb 5, 1881 - Jun 1967) Owens, Ensley (Born May 8, 1884) Owens, Julius (Born Apr 27, 1892) Owens, Dovie (Born Nov 19, 1887) Owens, P.o. (Born Feb 5, 1881)
Minturn/owens, Evelyn (Born Sep 12, 1925) Owens, Donald (Mar 6, 1939 - Feb 28, 1998) Owens, Lela (Born 1880) Owens, Dora (Born Mar 6, 1907) Owens, Lura (Born Oct 6, 1885) Owens, Billie (Born c. 1929) Owens, Vernon (Born Jan 9, 1907) Owens, Ethell (Jul 10, 1908 - Dec 21, 1991) Owens, Dona Owens, Helen (May 2, 1879 - Apr 1968)
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