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Rufe Thompson 1886 - 1972

Rufe Thompson of Pampa, Gray County, Texas was born on September 4, 1886, and died at age 86 years old in September 1972.
Rufe Thompson
Pampa, Gray County, Texas 79065
September 4, 1886
September 1972
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    1886

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    September 4, 1886
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  • 09/dd
    1972

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    September 1972
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    Rufe Thompson lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1886, in the year that Rufe Thompson was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1898, Rufe was merely 12 years old when 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.
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