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Burr Sweet 1886 - 1966

Burr Sweet of Flint, Genesee County, Michigan was born on August 17, 1886, and died at age 79 years old in May 1966.
Burr Sweet
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 48504
August 17, 1886
May 1966
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    1886

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    August 17, 1886
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  • 05/dd
    1966

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    May 1966
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    Burr Sweet lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1886, in the year that Burr Sweet 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 1898, this person was just 12 years old when on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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