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Lester Nelson 1925 - 2005

Lester Edward Nelson of Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota was born on August 2, 1925, and died at age 79 years old on March 28, 2005. Lester Nelson was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 17 Site 343 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Lester Edward Nelson
Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota 56301
August 2, 1925
March 28, 2005
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  • 08/2
    1925

    Birthday

    August 2, 1925
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: ACK Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/28
    2005

    Death

    March 28, 2005
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    Unknown
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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 17 Site 343 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1925, in the year that Lester Nelson 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 1933, by the time he was only 8 years old, on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
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