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William R Griffin 1896 - 1988

William R Griffin of Princeton, Johnston County, NC was born on November 20, 1896, and died at age 92 years old on November 27, 1988.
William R Griffin
Princeton, Johnston County, NC 27569
November 20, 1896
November 27, 1988
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    1896

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    November 20, 1896
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  • 11/27
    1988

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    November 27, 1988
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    William R Griffin lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1896, in the year that William R Griffin was born, on January 28th, the first ticket for speeding - called "furious driving" - was issued. Walter Arnold of Kent England was fined 1 shilling plus costs - for going 8 mph. The speed limit was 2 mph.
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In 1925, at the age of 29 years old, William 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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