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Richard Schmelzer 1906 - 1984

Richard Schmelzer of Troy, Rensselaer County, NY was born on March 1, 1906, and died at age 78 years old in July 1984.
Richard Schmelzer
Troy, Rensselaer County, NY 12180
March 1, 1906
July 1984
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    1906

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    March 1, 1906
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    1984

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    July 1984
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    Richard Schmelzer lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1906, in the year that Richard Schmelzer 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 1924, when he was 18 years old, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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