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William N Thornton 1917 - 2000

William N Thornton of Louisville, Jefferson County, KY was born on April 9, 1917, and died at age 83 years old on May 23, 2000.

William N Thornton
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Louisville, Jefferson County, KY 40223
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In 1917, in the year that William N Thornton was born, the NHL (National Hockey League) was established as a response to the demise of the National Hockey Association (NHA). The first superstar of the League was "Phantom" Joe Malone of the Montreal Canadiens, a leading scorer with records that still stand. The Canadiens won the NHL championship over the Senators.
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In 1925, he was merely 8 years old 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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Thornton, William (Born Aug 4, 1955) Thornton, William Thornton, William Thornton, William (Dec 19, 1876 - Nov 18, 1941) Thornton, William (Born 1920) Thornton, William (Born 1879) Thornton, William (Jan 13, 1930 - Nov 25, 2012) Thornton, William (Feb 13, 1927 - Dec 9, 2012) Thornton, William (Oct 13, 1930 - Jul 16, 2012) Thornton, William (Sep 16, 1922 - Jan 27, 2012)
Thornton, William (Feb 21, 1930 - May 25, 2010) Thornton, William (Jan 21, 1914 - Jun 21, 2009) Thornton, William (Jun 19, 1934 - Aug 16, 1983) Thornton, William (May 5, 1922 - Jan 18, 1961) Thornton, William (Nov 12, 1914 - May 18, 1970) Thornton, William (Feb 7, 1924 - Jul 31, 1987) Thornton, William (Sep 5, 1917 - Jul 21, 1988) Thornton, William (Feb 6, 1910 - Jan 10, 1962) Thornton, William (Dec 26, 1933 - Jul 26, 1969) Thornton, William (Sep 21, 1910 - Mar 21, 1987)

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Thornton, Thelma Thornton, Myrtle (Born Apr 9, 1884) Thornton, Irene (Born 1882) Thornton, Madison (Born Jan 10, 1886) Thornton, William (Born 1840) Thornton, Matilda Ann (Born Mar 16, 1843) Thornton, Elon (Born 1844) Thornton, Austin (Born Nov 27, 1846) Thornton, Noah (Born 1856) Thornton, Thomas (Born 1852)
Thornton, Amos (Born Nov 27, 1833) Thornton-Cooper, Georgia? (Born Oct 1856) Thornton, Todd Thornton, Jessica (Born c. Feb 17) Thornton, Randall (Jun 29, 1906 - Sep 22, 1988) Thornton, John (Feb 10, 1895 - Feb 1971) Thornton, Albert (Feb 6, 1900 - Feb 17, 1988) Thornton, Adelbert (Oct 6, 1903 - Jan 29, 1988) Thornton, Marion (Jun 1, 1919 - Oct 15, 2000) Thornton, Norman (Sep 12, 1916 - Feb 1976)
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