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Orland Matthews 1909 - 1977

Orland Matthews of Decatur, Macon County, Illinois was born on July 11, 1909, and died at age 68 years old in December 1977.
Orland Matthews
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois 62521
July 11, 1909
December 1977
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Orland Matthews' History: 1909 - 1977

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  • 07/11
    1909

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    July 11, 1909
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  • 12/dd
    1977

    Death

    December 1977
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    Orland Matthews lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1909, in the year that Orland Matthews was born, the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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In 1933, at the age of 24 years old, Orland was alive when on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
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