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James Barr 1904 - 1975

James Barr of Decatur, Macon County, Illinois was born on August 25, 1904, and died at age 70 years old in February 1975.
James Barr
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois 62522
August 25, 1904
February 1975
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James Barr's History: 1904 - 1975

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    1904

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    August 25, 1904
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  • 02/dd
    1975

    Death

    February 1975
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    James Barr lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1904, in the year that James Barr was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1925, at the age of 21 years old, James 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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