100 - Matlida T. Edwards Devitt - American Fork, UT
N 40° 23.460 W 111° 47.940
12T E 432187 N 4471462
Matlida T. Edwards Devitt was born in June 1886 and died in September 1986. Her grave is located in the city cemetery in American Fork, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMJ7QN
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2013
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Matilda was born June 26, 1886 and died September 3, 1986. Her grave is located in the northern section of the cemetery. The only information I found online was at BillionGraves, which only had the same information contained on the headstone, which reads:
MATILDA T. EDWARDS
DEVITT
JUNE 26, 1886-SEPT. 3, 1986
Following are some of the many events that took place during her lifetime:
1886
Sep 4th - Apache Chief Geronimo surrenders ending last major US-Indian war
Oct 7th - Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba
Oct 28th - Statue of Liberty dedicated by Pres Grover Cleveland, it is celebrated by 1st confetti (ticker tape) parade in NYC
1896
Feb 23rd - Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield
Apr 6th - 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history
Sep 22nd - Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
1906
Jan 12th - 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 (100.26)
Mar 24th - "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world
May 22nd - Wright Brothers patents an aeroplane
1916
Mar 25th - Women are allowed to attend a boxing match
Jun 24th - Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract.
Oct 9th - Babe Ruth pitches & wins longest WS game (14 innings) 2-1
1926
Feb 8th - Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio becomes Walt Disney Studios
Mar 26th - The 1st lip-reading tournament held in America
Sep 18th - Hurricane hits Miami, kills 250
1936
Feb 15th - -60°F (-51°C), Parshall, North Dakota (state record)
Feb 18th - NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24)
Apr 3rd - Shortest boxing bout with gloves lasts only 10 seconds
1946
Jan 1st - Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god
Apr 1st - Weight Watchers forms
Dec 19th - War breaks out in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi
1956
Apr 17th - Willie Mosconi sinks 150 consecutive balls in a billiard tournament
Jul 7th - 7 Army trucks loaded with dynamite explode in middle of Cali, Columbia killing 1,100-1,200, destroying 2,000 buildings
Dec 6th - Nelson Mandela & 156 others arrested for political activities in S Africa
1966
Jan 1st - All US cigarette packs have to carry "Caution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health"
Apr 2nd - Soviet Union's Luna 10 becomes 1st spacecraft to orbit Moon
Dec 18th - Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS
1976
Apr 1st - Stephen Wozniak & Steven Jobs found Apple Computer
Jul 18th - Nadia Comaneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Oct 16th - Toronto Maple Leaf Lanny McDonald scores a hat trick in 2 min 54 sec
1986
Jan 1st - International Peace Year begins
Mar 7th - Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist
Jun 15th - Pravda announces high-level Chernobyl staff fired for stupidity