Alec Fortenberry
Updated Jul 14, 2017
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Alec Fortenberry (1888 - 1976)

Alec Fortenberry was born on February 9, 1888. He died in April 1976 at age 88. We know that Alec Fortenberry had been residing in Bogalusa, Washington County, Louisiana.
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Alec Fortenberry lived 17 years longer than the average Fortenberry family member when he died at the age of 88.

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1888 - In the year that Alec Fortenberry was born, Irishman John Robert Gregg published a pamphlet in the U.S., teaching his first version of shorthand - Gregg shorthand. When he improved on the first version and published it 5 years later, Gregg shorthand became popular.

1892 - At the age of only 4 years old, Alec was alive when on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.

1930 - By the time he was 42 years old, as head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, William Hays established a code of decency that outlined what was acceptable in films. The public - and government - had felt that films in the '20's had become increasingly risque and that the behavior of its stars was becoming scandalous. Laws were being passed. In response, the heads of the movie studios adopted a voluntary "code", hoping to head off legislation. The first part of the code prohibited "lowering the moral standards of those who see it", called for depictions of the "correct standards of life", and forbade a picture from showing any sort of ridicule towards a law or "creating sympathy for its violation". The second part dealt with particular behavior in film such as homosexuality, the use of specific curse words, and miscegenation.

1936 - He was 48 years old when on November 2nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) debuted the world's first regular high-definition television service. The channel had a short schedule - Monday through Saturday, 3:00p to 4:00p and 9:00p to 10:00p. The first broadcast was "Opening of the BBC Television Service".

1976 - In the year of Alec Fortenberry's passing, The United States celebrated the Bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It was a year long celebration, with the biggest events taking place on July 4th.

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Alec Fortenberry passed away in April 1976 at 88 years old. No cause of death has been entered for Alec. He was born on February 9, 1888. We have no information about Alec's family or relationships. We know that Alec Fortenberry had been residing in Bogalusa, Washington County, Louisiana.

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