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Basil L Spencer 1913 - 2008

Basil L Spencer of Townsend, New Castle County, DE was born on January 13, 1913, and died at age 95 years old on February 15, 2008.
Basil L Spencer
Townsend, New Castle County, DE 19734
January 13, 1913
February 15, 2008
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  • 01/13
    1913

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    January 13, 1913
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  • 02/15
    2008

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    February 15, 2008
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In 1913, in the year that Basil L Spencer was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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In 1925, at the age of just 12 years old, Basil was alive 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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