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William Mates 1922 - 1972

William Mates was born on April 14, 1922, and died at age 50 years old in November 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Mates.
William Mates
April 14, 1922
November 1972
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  • 04/14
    1922

    Birthday

    April 14, 1922
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  • 11/dd
    1972

    Death

    November 1972
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    William Mates lived 24 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 50.
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In 1922, in the year that William Mates was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1942, William was 20 years old when on November 28th at 10:15p, a nightclub in Boston, the Cocoanut Grove, caught fire. The origins of the fire are unknown but it killed 492 people - the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Hundreds more were injured. The disaster was so shocking that it replaced World War II in the headlines and lead to reforms in safety standards and codes.
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