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John E Speight 1919 - 1998

John E Speight of Paris, Henry County, TN was born on January 29, 1919, and died at age 79 years old on December 26, 1998.
John E Speight
Paris, Henry County, TN 38242
January 29, 1919
December 26, 1998
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  • 01/29
    1919

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    January 29, 1919
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  • 12/26
    1998

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    December 26, 1998
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    John E Speight lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1919, in the year that John E Speight 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, when he was only 6 years old, 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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