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James Brown 1873 - 1963

James Brown of Virginia was born on January 7, 1873, and died at age 90 years old in May 1963.
James Brown
Virginia
January 7, 1873
May 1963
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James Brown's History: 1873 - 1963

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    1873

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    January 7, 1873
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  • 05/dd
    1963

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    May 1963
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    James Brown lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1873, in the year that James Brown was born, on September 18th, the New York stock market crash - due to the failure of a number of banks - began the Panic of 1873. After the boom following the Civil War, the Coinage Act of 1873 and other factors led to the market crash. Thus began the "Long Depression" - also called the "Great Depression" until the 1930's.
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In 1888, at the age of only 15 years old, James was alive when 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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