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Sam Burns 1886 - 1963

Sam Burns of Texas was born on March 7, 1886, and died at age 77 years old in June 1963.
Sam Burns
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June 1963
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Sam Burns' History: 1886 - 1963

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    1886

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    March 7, 1886
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    1963

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    June 1963
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    Sam Burns lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1886, in the year that Sam Burns 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 1897, when he was merely 11 years old, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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