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Lily Westervelt 1884 - 1965

Lily Westervelt of New York was born on December 28, 1884, and died at age 80 years old in January 1965.
Lily Westervelt
New York
December 28, 1884
January 1965
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Lily Westervelt's History: 1884 - 1965

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  • 12/28
    1884

    Birthday

    December 28, 1884
    Birthdate
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  • 01/dd
    1965

    Death

    January 1965
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Lily Westervelt lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1884, in the year that Lily Westervelt 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 1897, when she was only 13 years old, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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