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William Semmens 1919 - 1971

William Semmens was born on July 23, 1919, and died at age 52 years old in July 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Semmens.
William Semmens
July 23, 1919
July 1971
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    1919

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    July 23, 1919
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  • 07/dd
    1971

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    July 1971
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    William Semmens lived 23 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 51.
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In 1919, in the year that William Semmens was born, Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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In 1922, by the time he was merely 3 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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