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Ord Lester 1938 - 1978

Ord Lester was born on January 5, 1938, and died at age 40 years old in September 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ord Lester.
Ord Lester
January 5, 1938
September 1978
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Ord Lester's History: 1938 - 1978

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  • 01/5
    1938

    Birthday

    January 5, 1938
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • 09/dd
    1978

    Death

    September 1978
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ord Lester lived 31 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 40.
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In 1938, in the year that Ord Lester was born, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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In 1940, at the age of just 2 years old, Ord was alive when in July, Billboard published its first Music Popularity Chart. Top recordings of the year were Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again" (vocal Frank Sinatra) - 12 weeks at the top, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" - 9 weeks at the top, and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" - 12 weeks at the top.
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