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Ben Smith 1910 - 1993

Ben Smith of Ashland, Benton County, MS was born on March 10, 1910, and died at age 82 years old on February 19, 1993.
Ben Smith
Ashland, Benton County, MS 38603
March 10, 1910
February 19, 1993
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Ben Smith's History: 1910 - 1993

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  • 03/10
    1910

    Birthday

    March 10, 1910
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Benton County, Mississippi United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34046216 Enlisted: April 12, 1941 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 02/19
    1993

    Death

    February 19, 1993
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1910, in the year that Ben Smith was born, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. U.S. publisher W.D. Boyce was visiting England when he became lost in the London fog. An unknown Boy Scout helped him find his way out, declining a tip (he said that he was a Boy Scout and was doing his good deed for the day). Boyce was so impressed that he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America when he returned home. Its purpose was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values."
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In 1925, at the age of merely 15 years old, Ben 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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