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Dessie Raines 1882 - 1967

Dessie Raines of Clinton, Dewitt County, Illinois was born on June 24, 1882, and died at age 85 years old in October 1967.
Dessie Raines
Clinton, Dewitt County, Illinois 61727
June 24, 1882
October 1967
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Dessie Raines' History: 1882 - 1967

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  • 06/24
    1882

    Birthday

    June 24, 1882
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  • 10/dd
    1967

    Death

    October 1967
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    Unknown
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    Dessie Raines lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1882, in the year that Dessie Raines was born, on September 4th, the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in the U.S. - at 255-257 Pearl Street - was flipped by Thomas Edison. It lit one square mile of lower Manhattan and was powered by coal. The "electrical age" had begun.
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In 1900, by the time she was 18 years old, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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