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Martha Orr 1888 - 1977

Martha Orr of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama was born on December 30, 1888, and died at age 88 years old in February 1977.
Martha Orr
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 35213
December 30, 1888
February 1977
Female
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    1888

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    December 30, 1888
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    1977

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    February 1977
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In 1888, in the year that Martha Orr 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 1902, at the age of just 14 years old, Martha was alive when the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.
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