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Vesta Hamilton 1886 - 1973

Vesta Hamilton of Viper, Perry County, Kentucky was born on May 23, 1886, and died at age 87 years old in December 1973.
Vesta Hamilton
Viper, Perry County, Kentucky 41774
May 23, 1886
December 1973
Female
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    1886

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    May 23, 1886
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  • 12/dd
    1973

    Death

    December 1973
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    Vesta Hamilton lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1886, in the year that Vesta Hamilton 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 1920, Vesta was 34 years old when the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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