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Ben Patterson 1902 - 1960

Ben Patterson was born on May 21, 1902, and died at age 58 years old in October 1960. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ben Patterson.
Ben Patterson
May 21, 1902
October 1960
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Ben Patterson's History: 1902 - 1960

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  • 05/21
    1902

    Birthday

    May 21, 1902
    Birthdate
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  • 10/dd
    1960

    Death

    October 1960
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ben Patterson lived 14 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 58.
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In 1902, in the year that Ben Patterson was born, the Aswan Low Dam (the old Aswan Dam) began construction in Egypt in 1899 and was completed in 1902 - making it the largest masonry dam in the world at the time. The dam was built on the Nile River in order to conserve water and regulate flooding, allowing for population increase along the Nile.
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In 1925, Ben was 23 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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