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Katherine Rettich 1906 - 1996

Katherine Rettich was born on November 1, 1906, and died at age 89 years old on August 5, 1996. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Katherine Rettich.
Katherine Rettich
November 1, 1906
August 5, 1996
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    1906

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    November 1, 1906
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  • 08/5
    1996

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    August 5, 1996
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    Katherine Rettich lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1906, in the year that Katherine Rettich 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 1944, by the time she was 38 years old, on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.
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