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Leonard J Waits 1925 - 2007

Leonard Jim Waits of Waco, McLennan County, Texas was born on April 3, 1925, and died at age 82 years old on July 4, 2007.
Leonard Jim Waits
Waco, McLennan County, Texas 76706
April 3, 1925
July 4, 2007
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Leonard Jim Waits' History: 1925 - 2007

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  • 04/3
    1925

    Birthday

    April 3, 1925
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Falls County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38638760 Enlisted: December 8, 1944 in Dallas Texas Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Occupations In Building Of Aircraft, Nec
  • 07/4
    2007

    Death

    July 4, 2007
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1925, in the year that Leonard J Waits was born, 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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In 1945, Leonard was 20 years old when on April 12th, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. At 1p, he was sitting for a portrait when he complained that he had a "terrific pain" in the back of his head and collapsed. A doctor was summoned and the doctor gave him a shot of adrenaline into his heart. It didn't help and he was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. A slow moving train took him back to Washington D.C. while thousands of mourners lined the tracks. He was buried at his home in Hyde Park, New York.
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