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Retha I Martin 1907 - 1992

Retha I Martin was born on November 7, 1907, and died at age 84 years old on February 27, 1992. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Retha I Martin.
Retha I Martin
November 7, 1907
February 27, 1992
Female
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  • 11/7
    1907

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    November 7, 1907
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  • 02/27
    1992

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    February 27, 1992
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    Retha I Martin lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1907, in the year that Retha I Martin was born, in October, over a 3 week period, the New York stock exchange fell almost 50% from the previous year's high mark. Public panic ensued and there were runs on banks since the U.S. was in the middle of a recession. J.P. Morgan offered his own fortune to back the banks and he was followed by other financiers. This temporarily shored up the banking system, stopping the immediate panic. All of this led to the creation of the Federal Reserve.
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In 1911, when she was merely 4 years old, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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