100 - Virgil C. Gromer - Monte Vista, CO
N 37° 54.485 W 106° 11.835
13S E 394751 N 4196292
Located in the Monte Vista Cemetery in Monte Vista, CO.
Waymark Code: WM7D9H
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 10/08/2009
Views: 3
Born Nov. 20, 1884
Died Feb. 5, 1984
100 years 3 months
Some history that happened during Virgil C. Gromer's Life.
November 4, 1884; Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for 1st President term.
March 2, 1899; President McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in U.S.).
July 19, 1910; Cy Young registers his 500th career victory.
December 10, 1915; President Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Galt.
March 4, 1925; President Coolidge's inauguration broadcast live on 21 radio stations.
December 7, 1940 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, a date that will live in infamy.
February 29, 1956; President Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term.
February 11, 1964; Beatles 1st live appearance in U.S.; Washington D.C. Coliseum.
February 21, 1972; Richard Nixon becomes 1st U.S. president to visit China.
January 15, 1976; Sara Jane Moore sentenced to life for attempting to shoot President Ford.
January 29, 1984; President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term.
Here are some of the wars that went on during his lifetime;
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Virgil C. Gromer Married Ida Mae Gromer (Roberts) on May 16, 1915, in the state of Missouri.
Location of Headstone: Cemetery
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