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Wessie L Byrd 1901 - 1992

Wessie L Byrd was born on May 13, 1901, and died at age 90 years old on May 8, 1992. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wessie L Byrd.
Wessie L Byrd
May 13, 1901
May 8, 1992
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  • 05/13
    1901

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    May 13, 1901
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  • 05/8
    1992

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    May 8, 1992
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    Wessie L Byrd lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1901, in the year that Wessie L Byrd was born, John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan created U.S. Steel. J.P. Morgan was an American banker and financier who dominated U.S. business at this time. He had previously overseen the creation of General Electric, as well as International Harvester and AT&T. He has been referred to as America's greatest banker. U.S. Steel was the first billion dollar company in the world, worth $1.4 billion in 1901.
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In 1938, when this person was 37 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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