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Lou Washington 1884 - 1968

Lou Washington of New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana was born on March 23, 1884, and died at age 84 years old in October 1968.
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana 70118
March 23, 1884
October 1968
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    1884

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    March 23, 1884
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    1968

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    October 1968
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    Lou Washington lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1884, in the year that Lou Washington 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 1896, Lou was just 12 years old when on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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