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Mem Purcell 1884 - 1968

Mem Purcell of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia was born on November 24, 1884, and died at age 83 years old in March 1968.
Mem Purcell
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 30311
November 24, 1884
March 1968
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Mem Purcell's History: 1884 - 1968

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  • 11/24
    1884

    Birthday

    November 24, 1884
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  • 03/dd
    1968

    Death

    March 1968
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    Mem Purcell lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1884, in the year that Mem Purcell 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 1896, when this person was just 12 years old, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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