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Willie Simmons 1884 - 1973

Willie Simmons of Hanford, Kings County, California was born on May 17, 1884, and died at age 89 years old in December 1973.
Willie Simmons
Hanford, Kings County, California 93230
May 17, 1884
December 1973
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Willie Simmons' History: 1884 - 1973

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  • 05/17
    1884

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    May 17, 1884
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  • 12/dd
    1973

    Death

    December 1973
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    Willie Simmons lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1884, in the year that Willie Simmons 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 1933, at the age of 49 years old, Willie was alive when on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
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