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William Higby 1884 - 1976

William Higby of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on March 26, 1884, and died at age 92 years old in June 1976.
William Higby
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 90005
March 26, 1884
June 1976
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    1884

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    March 26, 1884
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  • 06/dd
    1976

    Death

    June 1976
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    William Higby lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1884, in the year that William Higby 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 1894, he was only 10 years old when on April 21st, a coal miners' strike closed mines throughout the central United States. The Panic of 1893, and the resulting depression, hit coal miners hard and the miners only struck for 8 weeks - they couldn't afford to live without their wages any longer.
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