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Charlie Weschke (1900 - 1993)

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Charlie Weschke
1900 - 1993
Born
June 5, 1900
Death
June 8, 1993
Last Known Residence
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 79407
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Charlie Weschke of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas was born on June 5, 1900, and died at age 93 years old on June 8, 1993.
Updated: November 7, 2011
Biography ID: 67124215

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Charlie Weschke passed away at age 93 years old on June 8, 1993. Charlie Weschke of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas was born on June 5, 1900.

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Charlie Weschke lived 24 years longer than the average Weschke family member when he died at the age of 93.
The average age of a Weschke family member is 69.
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1900 - 1993 World Events

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In 1900, in the year that Charlie Weschke was born, Carrie Chapman Catt succeeded Susan B. Anthony as the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. NAWSA was created by Anthony in 1890 in order to fight for the right of women to vote in the United States. Membership in NAWSA began at 7,000 and in the decades of the struggle - women didn't get the right to vote until 1920 - membership rose to 2 million.

In 1925, at the age of 25 years old, Charlie 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.

In 1932, Charlie was 32 years old when on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.

In 1951, Charlie was 51 years old when on April 5th, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (husband and wife) were sentenced to death for treason. They were executed on June 19th. American citizens, they were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. Their two young sons were adopted by a high school teacher and his wife.

In 1993, in the year of Charlie Weschke's passing, on January 20th, William J. Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States. He beat incumbent George H.W. Bush who was seeking his second term. Clinton won 43.01% of the popular vote to Bush's 37.45%. An independent candidate, Ross Perot, won 18.91% - the most votes for an independent candidate since Teddy Roosevelt's run for President in 1912.

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