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Coletta Lawrence 1925 - 1980

Coletta Lawrence was born on May 18, 1925, and died at age 55 years old in September 1980. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Coletta Lawrence.
Coletta Lawrence
May 18, 1925
September 1980
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Coletta Lawrence's History: 1925 - 1980

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  • 05/18
    1925

    Birthday

    May 18, 1925
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  • 09/dd
    1980

    Death

    September 1980
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    Coletta Lawrence lived 17 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 55.
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In 1925, in the year that Coletta Lawrence 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 1935, when she was only 10 years old, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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