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Joseph Laird 1884 - 1975

Joseph Laird of Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania was born on March 11, 1884, and died at age 91 years old in April 1975.
Joseph Laird
Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania 17243
March 11, 1884
April 1975
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Joseph Laird's History: 1884 - 1975

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    1884

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    March 11, 1884
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  • 04/dd
    1975

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    April 1975
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    Joseph Laird lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1884, in the year that Joseph Laird 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 1915, he was 31 years old when The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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