Redge Rakestraw
Updated Jul 14, 2017
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Redge Rakestraw (1898 - 1986)

Redge Rakestraw was born on March 7, 1898. Redge died in April 1986 at 88 years of age. We know that Redge Rakestraw had been residing in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi.
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Redge Rakestraw lived 16 years longer than the average Rakestraw family member when they died at the age of 88.

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1898 - In the year that Redge Rakestraw was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.

1902 - This person was only 4 years old when about 150 thousand United Mine Workers went on strike in eastern Pennsylvania for a wage increase and more suitable hours. They eventually got a 10% raise and their workday was reduced from 10 hours to 9. Because winter was coming and most people at the time heated their homes with coal, President Teddy Roosevelt arbitrated between the owners and the workers - the first time that the Federal government arbitrated in a strike.

1950 - By the time this person was 52 years old, in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.

1982 - Redge was 84 years old when on June 30th, time ran out on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The Amendment had only received 35 of the necessary 38 state ratifications. First sent to the states in 1972, the Amendment stated that "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex".

1986 - In the year of Redge Rakestraw's passing, on September 8th, the Oprah Winfrey Show went into national syndication. A popular talk show, it was number 1 in the ratings since its debut. The last show aired on May 25, 2011.

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Redge Rakestraw passed away in April 1986 at 88 years old. There is no listed cause of death for Redge. Redge was born on March 7, 1898. There is no information about Redge's family or relationships. We know that Redge Rakestraw had been residing in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi.

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