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Gilbert Roycraft 1919 - 1969

Gilbert Roycraft was born on May 7, 1919, and died at age 50 years old in June 1969. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gilbert Roycraft.
Gilbert Roycraft
May 7, 1919
June 1969
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  • 05/7
    1919

    Birthday

    May 7, 1919
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  • 06/dd
    1969

    Death

    June 1969
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Gilbert Roycraft lived 29 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 50.
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In 1919, in the year that Gilbert Roycraft was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1925, Gilbert was just 6 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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