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William Stift 1886 - 1967

William Stift of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on December 5, 1886, and died at age 80 years old in April 1967.
William Stift
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60617
December 5, 1886
April 1967
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William Stift's History: 1886 - 1967

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  • 12/5
    1886

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    December 5, 1886
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  • 04/dd
    1967

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    April 1967
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    William Stift lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1886, in the year that William Stift was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1906, by the time he was 20 years old, English biochemist Frederick Hopkins concluded that vitamins are essential to the human body and that a lack of vitamins caused scurvy and rickets. Scurvy and rickets were both huge problems in sailors that were at sea for extended time and the addition of vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium in their diets helped eradicate the problem.
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