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William Lane 1884 - 1979

William Lane of Xenia, Greene County, Ohio was born on January 3, 1884, and died at age 95 years old in June 1979.
William Lane
Xenia, Greene County, Ohio 45385
January 3, 1884
June 1979
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William Lane's History: 1884 - 1979

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    1884

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    January 3, 1884
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  • 06/dd
    1979

    Death

    June 1979
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    William Lane lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1884, in the year that William Lane 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 1923, he was 39 years old when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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