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Porter Thompson 1882 - 1962

Porter Thompson of Arkansas was born on February 6, 1882, and died at age 80 years old in October 1962.
Porter Thompson
Arkansas
February 6, 1882
October 1962
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Porter Thompson's History: 1882 - 1962

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  • 02/6
    1882

    Birthday

    February 6, 1882
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  • 10/dd
    1962

    Death

    October 1962
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    Porter Thompson lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1882, in the year that Porter Thompson was born, on January 5th, writer and lawyer Charles J. Guiteau was found guilty of the assassination of President Garfield. Guiteau was "offended" because his job applications had been rejected by Garfield's government. He was sentenced to death -although his lawyer plead insanity - and hanged five months later, on June 30th.
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In 1925, he was 43 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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