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Lawrence Gowler 1886 - 1964

Lawrence Gowler of Illinois was born on October 25, 1886, and died at age 78 years old in October 1964.
Lawrence Gowler
Illinois
October 25, 1886
October 1964
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    1886

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    October 25, 1886
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  • 10/dd
    1964

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    October 1964
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    Lawrence Gowler lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1886, in the year that Lawrence Gowler was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1906, by the time he was 20 years old, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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