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Retha Caviness 1908 - 1967

Retha Caviness of Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon was born on May 10, 1908, and died at age 59 years old in September 1967.
Retha Caviness
Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon 97470
May 10, 1908
September 1967
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  • 05/10
    1908

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    May 10, 1908
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  • 09/dd
    1967

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    September 1967
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    Retha Caviness lived 12 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 59.
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In 1908, in the year that Retha Caviness was born, Henry Ford developed the first Model T automobile, often called the Tin Lizzy or flivver. Produced from 1908 through 1927, it first sold for $850 - which made it affordable for every middle class family. Previously, cars were the province of the upper class and the introduction of the Model T and its availability changed U.S. culture. Within days of its release, over 15,000 cars had been ordered.
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In 1925, at the age of 17 years old, Retha 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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