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Olaf Ness 1884 - 1974

Olaf Ness of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin was born on February 28, 1884, and died at age 90 years old in September 1974.
Olaf Ness
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 53209
February 28, 1884
September 1974
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Olaf Ness' History: 1884 - 1974

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  • 02/28
    1884

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    February 28, 1884
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  • 09/dd
    1974

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    September 1974
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    Olaf Ness lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1884, in the year that Olaf Ness 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 1923, at the age of 39 years old, Olaf was alive when the A.C. Nielsen Company was founded in Chicago. It provided an audience measurement system that could provide radio station owners with information on their listeners and the popularity of their shows. Later, the Nielsen company became the basis for the fate of television programs.
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