102 - Gus T. Rhodes, Sr. - Trice Hill Cemetery - OKC, OK
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N 35° 31.398 W 097° 26.739
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Gus T. Rhodes was born the same year (1896) that The X-ray machine was exhibited for the first time.
Waymark Code: WM16PH8
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2022
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The final resting place of centenarian Gus T. Rhodes is at the west side of Trice Hill Cemetery. His vertical military headstone has the following inscription:
Gus T. Rhodes Sr.
US Army
World War I
Jan. 8, 1896
Dec. 31, 1998
Some historical events that occurred during Gus' time on earth:
1896: Plessy v. Ferguson: The U.S. Supreme Court introduces the separate but equal doctrine, and upholds racial segregation.
1916: Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria dies of pneumonia at the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, aged 86, after a reign of 68 years and is succeeded by his grandnephew Charles I.
1936: 1936 Summer Olympics: African-American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash.
1956: MGM's film The Wizard of Oz is the first major Hollywood film running more than 90 minutes to be televised uncut in one evening, in the United States.
1976: Patty Hearst is found guilty of armed robbery of a San Francisco bank in 1974.
1998: Google, Inc. is founded in Menlo Park, California, by Stanford University PhD candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Location of Headstone: Trice Hill Cemetery
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