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Melvin Graves 1906 - 1980

Melvin Graves of Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky was born on June 22, 1906, and died at age 74 years old in August 1980.
Melvin Graves
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky 42001
June 22, 1906
August 1980
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Melvin Graves' History: 1906 - 1980

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  • 06/22
    1906

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    June 22, 1906
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  • 08/dd
    1980

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    August 1980
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    Melvin Graves lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1906, in the year that Melvin Graves was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1925, when he was 19 years old, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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