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May Coats 1884 - 1974

May Coats of Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia was born on August 15, 1884, and died at age 89 years old in March 1974.
May Coats
Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia 26070
August 15, 1884
March 1974
Female
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May Coats' History: 1884 - 1974

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  • 08/15
    1884

    Birthday

    August 15, 1884
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  • 03/dd
    1974

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    March 1974
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    May Coats lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1884, in the year that May Coats 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 1909, when she was 25 years old, the U.S. penny was changed to the Abraham Lincoln design. The Lincoln penny was so popular that it soon had to be rationed and it sold on the secondary market for a quarter. Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to be on a U.S. coin - which was released to commemorate his 100th birthday. This penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust.".
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