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Vera Merritt 1898 - 1974

Vera Merritt of Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin was born on July 4, 1898, and died at age 75 years old in May 1974.
Vera Merritt
Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin 54452
July 4, 1898
May 1974
Female
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Vera Merritt's History: 1898 - 1974

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  • 07/4
    1898

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    July 4, 1898
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  • 05/dd
    1974

    Death

    May 1974
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Vera Merritt lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1898, in the year that Vera Merritt was born, 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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In 1934, she was 36 years old 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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