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Valena Widing 1900 - 1987

Valena Widing of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina was born on February 14, 1900, and died at age 87 years old in June 1987.
Valena Widing
Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina 28540
February 14, 1900
June 1987
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Valena Widing's History: 1900 - 1987

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  • 02/14
    1900

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    February 14, 1900
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  • 06/dd
    1987

    Death

    June 1987
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    Valena Widing lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1900, in the year that Valena Widing was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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In 1925, by the time this person was 25 years old, 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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