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Bessie Burleson 1888 - 1974

Bessie Burleson of Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina was born on August 2, 1888, and died at age 85 years old in July 1974.

Bessie Burleson

Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina 28804

August 2, 1888

July 1974

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In 1888, in the year that Bessie Burleson 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 1919, at the age of 31 years old, Bessie was alive when the "Black Sox Scandal" rocked baseball fans during the World Series. Eight players on the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series, thus allowing the Cincinnati Reds to win, and making money off of the losses. All of the players were found not guilty by a jury but the fallout lasted for decades. The players were banned from baseball even though they were found innocent.

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