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Joe Hill 1884 - 1970

Joe Hill of Rickman, Overton County, Tennessee was born on February 28, 1884, and died at age 86 years old in April 1970.
Joe Hill
Rickman, Overton County, Tennessee 38580
February 28, 1884
April 1970
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    1884

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    February 28, 1884
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  • 04/dd
    1970

    Death

    April 1970
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    Joe Hill lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1884, in the year that Joe Hill 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 1923, at the age of 39 years old, Joe was alive when on September 1, an earthquake - the Great Kanto earthquake - destroyed one-third of Tokyo. Measuring 7.9 and with a reported duration of between 4 and 10 minutes, casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead.
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