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Polk Smith 1900 - 1978

Polk Smith of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan was born on September 18, 1900, and died at age 78 years old in October 1978.
Polk Smith
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48214
September 18, 1900
October 1978
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Polk Smith's History: 1900 - 1978

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  • 09/18
    1900

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    September 18, 1900
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  • 10/dd
    1978

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    October 1978
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    Polk Smith lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1900, in the year that Polk Smith was born, the unemployment rate in the U.S. was 5.0% and the cost of a first-class stamp was $0.02. 31% of all workers were employed in the public service sector, 19% of women were employed (1 percent of all lawyers and 6 percent of physicians were women), 6% of the workforce were children, and 14% of the workforce was "non-white."
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In 1934, at the age of 34 years old, Polk was alive when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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