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William Lewis 1879 - 1965

William Lewis of Portland, Cumberland County, ME was born on October 17, 1879, and died at age 85 years old in February 1965.
William Lewis
Portland, Cumberland County, ME 04101
October 17, 1879
February 1965
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    1879

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    October 17, 1879
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    1965

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    February 1965
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In 1879, in the year that William Lewis was born, on October 22nd, Thomas Edison tested the first practical electric light bulb. Lasting 13½ hours before burning out, it used a "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires". He applied for a patent on November 4th, receiving the patent in January 1880.
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In 1902, when he was 23 years old, about 150 thousand United Mine Workers went on strike in eastern Pennsylvania for a wage increase and more suitable hours. They eventually got a 10% raise and their workday was reduced from 10 hours to 9. Because winter was coming and most people at the time heated their homes with coal, President Teddy Roosevelt arbitrated between the owners and the workers - the first time that the Federal government arbitrated in a strike.
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