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Martha Gillespie 1922 - 1996

Martha Gillespie of Newport News, Newport News City County, VA was born on October 14, 1922, and died at age 73 years old on June 14, 1996.
Martha Gillespie
Newport News, Newport News City County, VA 23601
October 14, 1922
June 14, 1996
Female
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Martha Gillespie's History: 1922 - 1996

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  • 10/14
    1922

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    October 14, 1922
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  • 06/14
    1996

    Death

    June 14, 1996
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    Martha Gillespie lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1922, in the year that Martha Gillespie was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1942, at the age of 20 years old, Martha was alive when on November 28th at 10:15p, a nightclub in Boston, the Cocoanut Grove, caught fire. The origins of the fire are unknown but it killed 492 people - the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Hundreds more were injured. The disaster was so shocking that it replaced World War II in the headlines and lead to reforms in safety standards and codes.
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