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John E Matz 1915 - 1989

John E Matz of Tacoma, Pierce County, WA was born on December 15, 1915, and died at age 73 years old on March 26, 1989.
John E Matz
Tacoma, Pierce County, WA 98409
December 15, 1915
March 26, 1989
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  • 12/15
    1915

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    December 15, 1915
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  • 03/26
    1989

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    March 26, 1989
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    John E Matz lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1915, in the year that John E Matz was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1925, he was just 10 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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