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Bertha Downing 1888 - 1971

Bertha Downing of Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas was born on March 30, 1888, and died at age 83 years old in August 1971.
Bertha Downing
Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas 76689
March 30, 1888
August 1971
Female
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    1888

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    March 30, 1888
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    1971

    Death

    August 1971
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    Bertha Downing lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1888, in the year that Bertha Downing was born, on July 25th, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City - Frank Edward McGurrin - decisively beat the competition in a typing contest in Ohio. He was supposedly the only person who used touch typing and is believed to have invented the method. Touch typing is ubiquitous now - but Frank's win is what convinced everyone that the method was good!
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In 1931, she was 43 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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