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Willie J Chandler 1904 - 1999

Willie J Chandler was born on August 24, 1904, and died at age 95 years old on December 31, 1999. Willie Chandler was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 22 Site 1926 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Willie J Chandler.
Willie J Chandler
August 24, 1904
December 31, 1999
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  • 08/24
    1904

    Birthday

    August 24, 1904
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 5 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 12/31
    1999

    Death

    December 31, 1999
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Calverton National Cemetery Section 22 Site 1926 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
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In 1904, in the year that Willie J Chandler was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1925, Willie was 21 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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