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Betty Houston 1925 - 1998

Betty Houston of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on October 26, 1925, and died at age 72 years old on July 20, 1998.

Betty Houston

Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38114

October 26, 1925

July 20, 1998

Female

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1925

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October 26, 1925

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1998

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July 20, 1998

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Betty Houston lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 72.

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In 1925, in the year that Betty Houston was born, 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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In 1941, she was 16 years old when on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.

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