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Ruth Thompson 1918 - 1977

Ruth Thompson of Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina was born on August 26, 1918, and died at age 59 years old in September 1977.
Ruth Thompson
Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina 29488
August 26, 1918
September 1977
Female
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    1918

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    August 26, 1918
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  • 09/dd
    1977

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    September 1977
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    Ruth Thompson lived 13 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 59.
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In 1918, in the year that Ruth Thompson was born, following European countries, Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States in March. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. This was a war effort and proved unpopular so in most areas of the United States, Daylight Saving Time ended after World War I. It returned during World War II.
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In 1934, at the age of 16 years old, Ruth was alive when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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