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Ruth Allen 1888 - 1963

Ruth Allen of Washington was born on October 4, 1888, and died at age 74 years old in February 1963.
Ruth Allen
Washington
October 4, 1888
February 1963
Female
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    1888

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    October 4, 1888
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  • 02/dd
    1963

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    February 1963
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    Ruth Allen lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1888, in the year that Ruth Allen 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 1920, at the age of 32 years old, Ruth was alive when on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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