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Mary Burke 1909 - 1988

Mary Burke was born on August 9, 1909, and died at age 78 years old on June 29, 1988. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Burke.
Mary Burke
August 9, 1909
June 29, 1988
Female
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Mary Burke's History: 1909 - 1988

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  • 08/9
    1909

    Birthday

    August 9, 1909
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  • 06/29
    1988

    Death

    June 29, 1988
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Mary Burke lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1909, in the year that Mary Burke was born, the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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In 1922, when she was just 13 years old, 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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