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Austin H Pettaway, Sr. 1918 - 1991

Austin H Pettaway, Sr. was born on July 19, 1918 in Mobile, Alabama United States. He was in a relationship with Jessie Mae (Robinson), and had children Almeda (Pettaway), Mabel Lee Pettaway, and Austin H Pettaway. Austin Pettaway, died at age 72 years old on March 4, 1991.
Austin H Pettaway, Sr.
July 19, 1918
Mobile, Alabama, United States
March 4, 1991
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Austin H Pettaway, Sr.'s History: 1918 - 1991

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  • 07/19
    1918

    Birthday

    July 19, 1918
    Birthdate
    Mobile, Alabama United States
    Birthplace
  • 03/4
    1991

    Death

    March 4, 1991
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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    Austin H Pettaway, Sr. lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1918, in the year that Austin H Pettaway, Sr. was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1925, he was only 7 years old when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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