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Velma Magnusen 1915 - 1987

Velma Magnusen of New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois was born on February 15, 1915, and died at age 72 years old in May 1987.
Velma Magnusen
New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois 61272
February 15, 1915
May 1987
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Velma Magnusen's History: 1915 - 1987

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  • 02/15
    1915

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    February 15, 1915
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  • 05/dd
    1987

    Death

    May 1987
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    Velma Magnusen lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1915, in the year that Velma Magnusen was born, in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.
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In 1938, by the time she was 23 years old, 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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