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Reubin Best 1921 - 2006

Reubin Best of Kinston, Lenoir County, NC was born on August 12, 1921, and died at age 85 years old on October 16, 2006.
Reubin Best
Kinston, Lenoir County, NC 28501
August 12, 1921
October 16, 2006
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Reubin Best's History: 1921 - 2006

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  • 08/12
    1921

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    August 12, 1921
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  • 10/16
    2006

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    October 16, 2006
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    Reubin Best lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1921, in the year that Reubin Best was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1938, by the time this person was 17 years old, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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