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Verna Sweeney 1917 - 1982

Verna Sweeney of Greensboro, Guilford County, NC was born on September 5, 1917, and died at age 65 years old in September 1982.
Verna Sweeney
Greensboro, Guilford County, NC 27408
September 5, 1917
September 1982
Female
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Verna Sweeney's History: 1917 - 1982

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  • 09/5
    1917

    Birthday

    September 5, 1917
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  • 09/dd
    1982

    Death

    September 1982
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Verna Sweeney lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1917, in the year that Verna Sweeney was born, it is believed that a worldwide influenza pandemic began in Asia. By 1920, it is estimated that 50 - 100 million died throughout the world (3 - 5% of the population). In the U.S. alone, 500,000 perished from what came to be called the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu.
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In 1938, Verna was 21 years old when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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