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William Underwood 1886 - 1962

William Underwood of Mississippi was born on November 25, 1886, and died at age 76 years old in November 1962.
William Underwood
Mississippi
November 25, 1886
November 1962
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    1886

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    November 25, 1886
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    1962

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    November 1962
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    William Underwood lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1886, in the year that William Underwood was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1924, at the age of 38 years old, William was alive when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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