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William Cole 1877 - 1971

William Cole of Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois was born on May 20, 1877, and died at age 94 years old in November 1971.
William Cole
Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois 62946
May 20, 1877
November 1971
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William Cole's History: 1877 - 1971

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    1877

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    May 20, 1877
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    1971

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    November 1971
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    William Cole lived 22 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.
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In 1877, in the year that William Cole was born, on November 21st, Thomas Edison announced his new invention - the phonograph. Recording sound was considered to be Edison's first great invention. On November 29th, he demonstrated the phonograph for the public.
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In 1884, at the age of only 7 years old, William was alive when 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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