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Ray Rather 1911 - 1961

Ray Rather was born on March 17, 1911, and died at age 50 years old in September 1961. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ray Rather.
Ray Rather
March 17, 1911
September 1961
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Ray Rather's History: 1911 - 1961

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  • 03/17
    1911

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    March 17, 1911
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  • 09/dd
    1961

    Death

    September 1961
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    Ray Rather lived 22 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 50.
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In 1911, in the year that Ray Rather was born, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, along with four fellow Norwegian explorers. After hearing that Peary had beaten him to the North Pole, Amundsen decided to tackle the South Pole. On December 14th, he succeeded.
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In 1925, at the age of just 14 years old, Ray 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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