101 - D. Allan Harmon - Oklahoma City, OK
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N 35° 36.423 W 097° 29.571
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Quick Description: Headstone and plaque honoring D. Allan Harmon for his contributions to the construction industry over 30 years
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2011 2:08:46 PM
Waymark Code: WMCXZ7
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Long Description:
D. Allan Harmon's final resting place is on the northwest corner of Memorial Park Cemetery. A large granite marker holds the headstone and a plaque honoring his contributions to the construction industry.
Text:
This plaque erected by friends
in Honor of
D. Allan Harmon
and the devoted Associates of
Harmon Construction Company, Inc.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to the construction industry for over thirty years and as builders of lasting construction for the betterment of mankind
June 11, 1959 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
D. Allan Harmon
Mar. 7, 1901
Apr. 15, 2002
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during his 101 years on earth:
1901: Peter O'Connor sets the first International Association of Athletics Federations recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11¾ins. The record will stand for 20 years
1911: Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers Superconductivity
1921: The Allies of World War I reparations commission announce that Germany has to pay 132 billion gold marks ($33 trillion) in annual installments of 2.5 billion
1931: Nevada legalizes gambling
1941: The first Defense Bonds and Defense Savings Stamps go on sale in the United States, to help fund the greatly increased production of military equipment
1951: Treaty of San Francisco: In San Francisco, California, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan to formally end the Pacific War
1961: President of the United States John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps
1971: The Harris Poll claims that 60% of Americans are against the Vietnam War
1981: A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watched the Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London
1991: After 16 years in prison for allegedly bombing a public house in a Provisional Irish Republican Army attack, the "Birmingham Six" are freed when a court determines that the police fabricated evidence
2002: The trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloševic begins at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Location of Headstone: Memorial Park Cemetery, section 8
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