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Bessie L Wilbanks 1925 - 2009

Bessie L Wilbanks of Hamlet, Richmond County, NC was born on October 7, 1925, and died at age 83 years old on February 18, 2009.

Bessie L Wilbanks

Hamlet, Richmond County, NC 28345

October 7, 1925

February 18, 2009

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1925

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October 7, 1925

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2009

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February 18, 2009

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Bessie L Wilbanks lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.

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In 1925, in the year that Bessie L Wilbanks was born, 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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In 1931, she was merely 6 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.

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