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William Powers 1916 - 1949

William Powers was born on April 30, 1916, and died at age 33 years old in July 1949. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Powers.
William Powers
April 30, 1916
July 1949
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  • 04/30
    1916

    Birthday

    April 30, 1916
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  • 07/dd
    1949

    Death

    July 1949
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    Unknown
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    William Powers lived 40 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 33.
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In 1916, in the year that William Powers was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1922, when he was just 6 years old, 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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