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Joseph Smerkowitz 1917 - 1992

Joseph Smerkowitz of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on May 30, 1917, and died at age 75 years old on July 7, 1992.
Joseph Smerkowitz
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19131
May 30, 1917
July 7, 1992
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  • 05/30
    1917

    Birthday

    May 30, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 13052232 Enlisted: January 16, 1942 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military branch: Air Corps Private Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Occupations In Trades And Services, N.e.c.
  • 07/7
    1992

    Death

    July 7, 1992
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that Joseph Smerkowitz was born, Russian government offices were seized and the Romanov's Winter Palace was stormed in the Russian February and October Revolutions. The February revolution resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas and a coalition of the Parliament and workers parties taking control of the government. The October revolution resulted in Lenin and the Bolsheviks taking complete control.
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In 1938, by the time he was 21 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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