When Alice Dye was born on 15 December 1875, in Pope, Illinois, United States, her father, John B. Dye, was 32 and her mother, Mary Ellen Manville, was 29.
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The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
English (Norfolk): from the Middle English female personal name Dye, a pet form of Denis(e) (from Latin Dionisia); see Dennis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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