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William Burgess 1903 - 1982

William Burgess of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan was born on December 28, 1903, and died at age 78 years old in January 1982.
William Burgess
Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan 48154
December 28, 1903
January 1982
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William Burgess' History: 1903 - 1982

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  • 12/28
    1903

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    December 28, 1903
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  • 01/dd
    1982

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    January 1982
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    William Burgess lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1903, in the year that William Burgess was born, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company was begun by two childhood friends, William Harley and Arthur Davidson - with help from Arthur's brother, Walter. Their first prototype - a "motor-bicycle" - couldn't climb hills without also pedaling, so they went back to the drawing board, and in 1904 their new version came in 4th in a race. Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company were the only two major motorcycle companies to survive the Great Depression.
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In 1916, he was only 13 years old when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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