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William Jay 1898 - 1962

William Jay was born on November 29, 1898, and died at age 63 years old in April 1962. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Jay.
William Jay
November 29, 1898
April 1962
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  • 11/29
    1898

    Birthday

    November 29, 1898
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  • 04/dd
    1962

    Death

    April 1962
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    William Jay lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1898, in the year that William Jay was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1909, he was just 11 years old when the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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