106 - Eunice L. Dietrich - Oklahoma City, OK
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Eunice L. Dietrich was born the same year that Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee
Waymark Code: WMDX3N
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2012
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The final resting place of Eunice L. Dietrich is at Memorial Park Cemetery. Her double marker can be found at the far southwest corner of section 52, approximately 20 ft. east of the west section border, and 40 ft. north of a tree. "Dietrich" is in large letters at the bottom of the marker, with the names/years at the top two corners. The headstone is bordered by flower etchings.
Text on headstone:
Dietrich
Perry E.
1887 - 1980
Eunice L.
1897 - 2003
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Eunice's lifetime:
1897: The patent for an Exhaust muffler for engines was awarded to Milton and Marshall Reeves of Columbus, Indiana
1907: Santa María School massacre. In Chile soldiers fire at striking mineworkers gathered in the Santa María School in Iquique, over 2000 are killed
1917: The Selective Service Act passes the U.S. Congress, giving the President the power of conscription
1927: The first armored car robbery is committed by the Flatheads Gang near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1937: In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County. The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt pushes a button in Washington, D.C., signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the Golden Gate Bridge
1947: The United States Air Force test pilot, Captain Chuck Yeager, flies a Bell X-1 rocket plane faster than the speed of sound, the first time it has been accomplished
1957: Ingmar Bergman's film The Seventh Seal opens in Sweden
1967: Fidel Castro announces that all intellectual property belongs to all people and that Cuba intends to translate and publish technical literature without compensation
1977: Roots begins its phenomenally successful run on ABC
1987: The Irish rock band U2 releases their studio album The Joshua Tree
1997: The so-called "Big Three" banks in Switzerland announced the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families
2003: Top Thrill Dragster opens in Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio as the world's tallest, fastest roller coaster
Location of Headstone: Memorial Park Cemetery, section 52
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