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Rupert Major 1908 - 1989

Rupert Major of Springfield Gardens, Queens County, NY was born on April 5, 1908, and died at age 81 years old on October 14, 1989.
Rupert Major
Springfield Gardens, Queens County, NY 11413
April 5, 1908
October 14, 1989
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Rupert Major's History: 1908 - 1989

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  • 04/5
    1908

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    April 5, 1908
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  • 10/14
    1989

    Death

    October 14, 1989
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    Rupert Major lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1908, in the year that Rupert Major was born, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
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In 1925, he was 17 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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