Walter H Kessler
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Walter H Kessler (1910 - 1992)

Walter H Kessler was born on December 25, 1910. He died on July 22, 1992 at 81 years old. We know that Walter H Kessler had been residing in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.
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Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas

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Walter H Kessler lived 9 years longer than the average Kessler family member when he died at the age of 81.

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1910 - In the year that Walter H Kessler was born, Angel Island, which is in San Francisco Bay, became the immigration center for Asians entering U.S. It was often referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West". Due to restrictive laws against Chinese immigration, many immigrants spent years on the island.

1925 - When he was merely 15 years old, on November 28th, radio station WSM broadcast the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Originally airing as “The WSM Barn Dance”, the Opry (a local term for "opera") was dedicated to honoring country music and in its history has featured the biggest stars and acts in country music.

1933 - He was 23 years old when Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.

1971 - Walter was 61 years old when in March, Congress passed the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which lowered the voting age to 18 (from 21). It was a response to the criticism that men could fight at 18, but not vote for the policies and politicians who sent them to war. The states quickly ratified the Amendment and it was signed into law on July 1st by President Richard Nixon.

1992 - In the year of Walter H Kessler's passing, on February 1st, US President George Bush and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia jointly announced an end to the Cold War, proclaiming a new era of "friendship and partnership". At Camp David in Maryland, they reviewed ways to jointly reduce nuclear arms and support reforms in Russia but no agreement was reached at that meeting.

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Walter H Kessler passed away on July 22, 1992 at 81 years old. No cause of death has been entered for Walter. He was born on December 25, 1910. There is no information about Walter's family. We know that Walter H Kessler had been residing in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.

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