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Orba Byrd 1919 - 1979

Orba Byrd of Pollard, Clay County, Arkansas was born on March 20, 1919, and died at age 60 years old in May 1979.
Orba Byrd
Pollard, Clay County, Arkansas 72456
March 20, 1919
May 1979
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  • 03/20
    1919

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    March 20, 1919
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  • 05/dd
    1979

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    May 1979
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    Orba Byrd lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 60.
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In 1919, in the year that Orba Byrd was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1938, at the age of 19 years old, Orba was alive when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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