101 - Vida May Grigsby - Yukon Cemetery - Yukon, OK
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Vida Grigsby was born the same year that William Jennings Bryan delivered his Cross of gold speech at the Democratic National Convention, which nominated him for President of the United States.
Waymark Code: WMJT7Z
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2013
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The final resting place of Vida Grigsby is at the far south side of Yukon Cemetery. She shares a marker with her spouse Justus.
Text on marker:
Grigsby
Justus E.
Apr. 8, 1893
May 26, 1989
Vida May
Apr. 25, 1896
Jan. 16, 1998
Married Nov. 29, 1916
72 years
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Vida's time on earth:
1896: An earthquake and tsunami in Sanriku, Japan, kills 27,000.
1906: SOS becomes an international distress signal.
1916: Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control in the United States.
1926: The Irish minister for Justice, Kevin O'Higgins, appoints the Committee on Evil Literature.
1936: The first superhero to wear a skin-tight costume and mask, The Phantom, makes his first appearance in U.S. newspapers.
1946: Juan Perón is elected president of Argentina.
1956: General Electric/Telechron introduces model 7H241 "The Snooz Alarm", first snooze alarm clock ever
1966: The unmanned Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft makes the first controlled rocket-assisted landing on the Moon.
1976: Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
1986: Pixar Animation Studios is opened.
1998: Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
Yearly event source: Wikipedia
Location of Headstone: Yukon Cemetery
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