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Roy Chowen 1884 - 1964

Roy Chowen of Illinois was born on September 13, 1884, and died at age 79 years old in January 1964.

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In 1884, in the year that Roy Chowen 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 1899, by the time he was just 15 years old, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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Chowen, Pearl (Mar 25, 1901 - Mar 1986) Chowen, Victor (Jul 1, 1906 - Oct 1987) Chowen, Blanche (Aug 8, 1912 - Jun 11, 2000) Chowen, Richard (Jun 17, 1915 - Dec 11, 1996) Chowen, Florine (May 27, 1915 - Jun 14, 2004) Chowen, Gladys (Sep 9, 1888 - Oct 1981) Chowen, Nora (Jun 22, 1898 - Apr 1984) Chowen, Dorothy (Sep 14, 1917 - Aug 1992) Chowen, Donald (Dec 18, 1919 - May 8, 2002) Chowen, Richard (Feb 28, 1919 - Mar 1982)
Chowen, Alice (Jul 11, 1912 - Oct 6, 1993) Chowen, Russell (May 9, 1898 - Mar 1973) Chowen, William (Nov 4, 1894 - Jun 1985) Chowen, Julia (Jun 19, 1910 - Mar 2, 2003) Chowen, Danie (Aug 21, 1902 - Mar 1983) Chowen, Daniel (Oct 6, 1947 - Jan 1985) Chowen, Floyd (Dec 4, 1904 - Sep 1984) Chowen, Ida (Jun 17, 1894 - Nov 1979) Chowen, Gilbert (Jun 2, 1880 - Oct 1962) Chowen, Joseph (Dec 30, 1914 - Feb 24, 2008)
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