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Arthur Sharples 1884 - 1970

Arthur Sharples of New Bedford, Bristol County, MA was born on January 2, 1884, and died at age 86 years old in September 1970.

Arthur Sharples

New Bedford, Bristol County, MA 02740

January 2, 1884

September 1970

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Arthur Sharples lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.

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In 1884, in the year that Arthur Sharples 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 1911, Arthur was 27 years old when Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, along with four fellow Norwegian explorers. After hearing that Peary had beaten him to the North Pole, Amundsen decided to tackle the South Pole. On December 14th, he succeeded.

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