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Major Bates 1884 - 1974

Major Bates of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on May 15, 1884, and died at age 90 years old on July 15, 1974.

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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19146
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In 1884, in the year that Major Bates 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 1916, when he was 32 years old, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.
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Bates, Bela (Born Apr 13, 1815) Bates, William (Born May 14, 1876) Bates, Frantz (Born Apr 26, 1869) Bates, Horace Bates, Betty Ruth (Born May 25, 1934) Bates, Robert (Born Jan 6, 1932) Bates, Rebecca (Born Jan 5, 1958) Bates, Deborah (Born Jul 2, 1954) Bates, David (Born Mar 24, 1963) Bates, Andrew (Born c. Jan 1900)
Bates, James (Born c. Dec 1867) Bates, Sidney (Born Oct 9, 1928) Bates, Martha  (Born 1765) Bates, Dock (Mar 23, 1904 - Mar 1986) Bates, Benjamin (Jan 30, 1884 - Dec 1974) Bates, Luther (Dec 11, 1895 - Oct 15, 1972) Bates, Milton (Sep 11, 1897 - Oct 1967) Bates, Hoyt (Oct 28, 1918 - May 1978) Bates, Carrie (Aug 20, 1889 - May 1973) Bates, William (Sep 8, 1914 - Mar 3, 1995)
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