100 - Alma C. Stroud - El Reno Cemetery - El Reno, OK
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Alma Stroud was born the same year that Henry Ford sold 10,000 automobiles.
Waymark Code: WMJKX4
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2013
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The final resting place of Alma Stroud is at the southwest side of El Reno Cemetery, near the center of the section.
Text on marker:
Alma C. Stroud
Dec. 13, 1910
July 9, 2011
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Alma's time on earth:
1910: A form of pneumonic plague spreads through northeastern China, killing more than 40,000
1920: The New York Times ridicules the American rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard. The newspaper has to recant publicly on July 17, 1969 when the Apollo crew is on its mission to the Moon.
1930: Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in an fixed-wing aircraft, and also the first cow to be milked in an airplane.
1940: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions with his "Stab in the Back" speech
1950: In his speech to the Republican Women's Club at the McClure Hotel in Wheeling, West Virginia, Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with 205 Communists.
1960: In Washington, D.C., the National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the payola scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accepted money for playing particular records.
1970: The Expo '70 World's Fair opens in Suita, Osaka, Japan.
1980: Pac-Man (the best-selling arcade game of all time) is released in Japan.
1990: The Pale Blue Dot photograph of Earth is sent back from the Voyager 1 probe after completing its primary mission, from around 3.5 billion miles away.
2000: Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia.
2011: The United Nations Security Council votes 10-0 to create a no-fly zone over Libya in response to allegations of government aggression against civilians
Location of Headstone: El Reno Cemetery
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