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Vela Kee 1897 - 1983

Vela Kee of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas was born on February 22, 1897, and died at age 86 years old in May 1983.
Vela Kee
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 79924
February 22, 1897
May 1983
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Vela Kee's History: 1897 - 1983

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  • 02/22
    1897

    Birthday

    February 22, 1897
    Birthdate
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  • 05/dd
    1983

    Death

    May 1983
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Vela Kee lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1897, in the year that Vela Kee was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1925, Vela was 28 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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