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Bessie M Gerber 1899 - 1990

Bessie M Gerber was born on June 30, 1899, and died at age 90 years old on January 26, 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bessie M Gerber.
Bessie M Gerber
June 30, 1899
January 26, 1990
Female
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  • 06/30
    1899

    Birthday

    June 30, 1899
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  • 01/26
    1990

    Death

    January 26, 1990
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    Unknown
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    Bessie M Gerber lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1899, in the year that Bessie M Gerber was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1925, she was 26 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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