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Myrtle Peck 1906 - 1979

Myrtle Peck was born on March 10, 1906, and died at age 73 years old in June 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Myrtle Peck.
Myrtle Peck
March 10, 1906
June 1979
Female
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    1906

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    March 10, 1906
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  • 06/dd
    1979

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    June 1979
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    Myrtle Peck lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1906, in the year that Myrtle Peck 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 1931, Myrtle was 25 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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