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Willie Collins 1884 - 1970

Willie Collins of Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina was born on May 27, 1884, and died at age 86 years old in June 1970.
Willie Collins
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina 27030
May 27, 1884
June 1970
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  • 05/27
    1884

    Birthday

    May 27, 1884
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  • 06/dd
    1970

    Death

    June 1970
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    Unknown
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    Willie Collins lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1884, in the year that Willie Collins was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1940, he was 56 years old when in July, Billboard published its first Music Popularity Chart. Top recordings of the year were Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again" (vocal Frank Sinatra) - 12 weeks at the top, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" - 9 weeks at the top, and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" - 12 weeks at the top.
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