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Will Riley 1886 - 1978

Will Riley of Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi was born on May 6, 1886, and died at age 92 years old in September 1978.
Will Riley
Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi 38614
May 6, 1886
September 1978
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Will Riley's History: 1886 - 1978

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  • 05/6
    1886

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    May 6, 1886
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  • 09/dd
    1978

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    September 1978
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    Will Riley lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1886, in the year that Will Riley 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 1908, by the time he was 22 years old, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
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