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William M Burrus 1927 - 1995

William M Burrus of Winston Salem, Forsyth County, NC was born on June 29, 1927, and died at age 67 years old on June 17, 1995.

William M Burrus

Winston Salem, Forsyth County, NC 27104

June 29, 1927

June 17, 1995

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1927

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June 29, 1927

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1995

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June 17, 1995

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William M Burrus lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.

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In 1927, in the year that William M Burrus was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".

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In 1938, he was just 11 years old when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."

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