100 Mary C. Zwack - St. Joseph Cemetery - Moorhead, MN
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Centenarian Mary C. Zwack is laid to rest in St. Joseph Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM11JCN
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2019
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The final resting place of Mary C. Zwack is at the north side of St. Joseph Cemetery. Entrance to the cemetery is on the south side, off of CR 18. Mary shares a double horizontal marker with her spouse George.
Text on marker:
Zwack
George 1881-1947
Mary C. 1884-1985
Some historical events that occurred during Mary's time on earth:
1884: Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is first published, in London.
1894:Three thousand Pullman Palace Car Company factory workers go on a "wildcat" (without union approval) strike in Illinois.
1904: The third Modern Olympic Games opens in St. Louis, Missouri, United States as part of the World's Fair (the 1st Summer Olympic Games of the 20th Century).
1914: The Panama Canal is inaugurated with the passage of the SS Ancon.
1924: Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin, is first performed in New York City, at Aeolian Hall.
1934: John Dillinger and their gang rob the First National Bank in Mason City, Iowa, stealing $52,000.
1944: Hans Asperger publishes his paper on Asperger syndrome
1954: Senator Joseph McCarthy begins hearings, investigating the United States Army for being "soft" on Communism.
1964: A collection of irreplaceable gemstones, including the 565-carat (113.0 g) Star of India, is stolen from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
1974: The Rumble in the Jungle takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire, where Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in eight rounds to regain the Heavyweight title, which had been stripped from him seven years earlier.
1985: Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.
Location of Headstone: St Joseph Cemetery
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