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Blessie M Durr 1906 - 1992

Blessie M Durr was born on December 3, 1906, and died at age 85 years old in March 1992. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Blessie M Durr.
Blessie M Durr
December 3, 1906
March 1992
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  • 12/3
    1906

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    December 3, 1906
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  • 03/dd
    1992

    Death

    March 1992
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    Blessie M Durr lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1906, in the year that Blessie M Durr was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1945, by the time this person was 39 years old, on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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