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William Mekan 1884 - 1968

William Mekan of Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri was born on January 18, 1884, and died at age 84 years old in July 1968.
William Mekan
Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri 63841
January 18, 1884
July 1968
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William Mekan's History: 1884 - 1968

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    1884

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    January 18, 1884
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    1968

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    July 1968
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    William Mekan lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1884, in the year that William Mekan 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 1928, he was 44 years old when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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