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Willis Thornton 1875 - 1966

Willis Thornton of Goreville, Johnson County, Illinois was born on April 7, 1875, and died at age 91 years old in May 1966.

Willis Thornton

Goreville, Johnson County, Illinois 62939

April 7, 1875

May 1966

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In 1875, in the year that Willis Thornton was born, on March 1st, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act. The Act prohibited racial discrimination in both public accommodations and jury duty. Opposed by the public, the "public accommodations" sections of the Act were overturned by the Supreme Court eight years later.

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In 1894, when he was 19 years old, on March 12th, for the first time, Coca-Cola was sold in individual bottles as a drink for consumer consumption. Previously, it was sold as a syrup for upset stomachs - over the counter.

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