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Ruth Bencie 1919 - 1985

Ruth Bencie of Gary, Lake County, Indiana was born on June 28, 1919, and died at age 66 years old in October 1985.
Ruth Bencie
Gary, Lake County, Indiana 46403
June 28, 1919
October 1985
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Ruth Bencie's History: 1919 - 1985

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  • 06/28
    1919

    Birthday

    June 28, 1919
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  • 10/dd
    1985

    Death

    October 1985
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    Ruth Bencie lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1919, in the year that Ruth Bencie was born, on January 6th, President Theodore Roosevelt died. Having gone to bed the previous night after being treated for breathing problems, the ex-President died in his sleep from a clot that had traveled to his lungs. He was 60. After a simple service, Roosevelt was buried on a hillside overlooking Oyster Bay.
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In 1925, by the time she 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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