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Velma Williams 1916 - 2002

Velma Williams of Channelview, Harris County, TX was born on July 26, 1916, and died at age 85 years old on May 10, 2002.
Velma Williams
Channelview, Harris County, TX 77530
July 26, 1916
May 10, 2002
Female
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Velma Williams' History: 1916 - 2002

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  • 07/26
    1916

    Birthday

    July 26, 1916
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  • 05/10
    2002

    Death

    May 10, 2002
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    Velma Williams lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1916, in the year that Velma Williams was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1925, when she was only 9 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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