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Bessie I Zemke 1918 - 2005

Bessie I Zemke of Lyle, Klickitat County, WA was born on January 2, 1918, and died at age 87 years old on July 1, 2005.
Bessie I Zemke
Lyle, Klickitat County, WA 98635
January 2, 1918
July 1, 2005
Female
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Bessie I Zemke's History: 1918 - 2005

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  • 01/2
    1918

    Birthday

    January 2, 1918
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  • 07/1
    2005

    Death

    July 1, 2005
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    Cause of death
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    Bessie I Zemke lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1918, in the year that Bessie I Zemke was born, following European countries, Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States in March. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. This was a war effort and proved unpopular so in most areas of the United States, Daylight Saving Time ended after World War I. It returned during World War II.
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In 1925, at the age of just 7 years old, Bessie 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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