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William Adams 1884 - 1974

William Adams of Grimesland, Pitt County, North Carolina was born on June 11, 1884, and died at age 90 years old in December 1974.

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Grimesland, Pitt County, North Carolina 27837
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In 1884, in the year that William Adams was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1935, he was 51 years old when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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Adams, Jane (Born Sep 16, 1807) Adams, William A. (Born Jan 22, 1832) Adams, Hettie (Born Apr 2, 1841) Bethurum, Marietta (Born Dec 4, 1859) Adams, Charles (Sep 14, 1938 - May 20, 1915) Adams, Edwin (Born Dec 26, 1841) Adams, Selina (Born Oct 11, 1880) Adams, Adella (Born May 9, 1875) Adams, Olive (Born Sep 7, 1895) Adams, Ulysses (Born Oct 4, 1866)
Adams, Jeannetta (Born Apr 24, 1870) Adams, Dora Adams, Charles Laborn (Born Sep 29, 1888) Adams, Mary Elviria (Born Dec 2, 1868) Adams, James (Born Apr 20, 1880) Adams, Maggie (Born Jun 19, 1901) Adams, Georgia Elnora (Born Dec 9, 1883) Adams, Mertie June (Born Jun 30, 1876) Adams, Anna (Born Dec 13, 1864) Adams, Willis (Born Dec 4, 1899)
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