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Betty Swanson 1886 - 1980

Betty Swanson of Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois was born on September 2, 1886, and died at age 94 years old in October 1980.
Betty Swanson
Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois 60091
September 2, 1886
October 1980
Female
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Betty Swanson's History: 1886 - 1980

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    1886

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    September 2, 1886
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  • 10/dd
    1980

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    October 1980
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    Betty Swanson lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.
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In 1886, in the year that Betty Swanson 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 1915, she was 29 years old when the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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