101 - Nguyen-Van-Ngon - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Nguyen Van Ngon was born the same year that the United States declared war on Spain
Waymark Code: WMGJTM
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2013
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The final resting place of this centenarian is at the far northwest corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the center of the section.
Text on headstone:
Nguyen-Van-Ngon
Sanh Ngay 01-01-1898
Tai Kien-Chinh
Bui-Chu, Bac-Viet
Ta The Ngay 16-04-1999
Tai Oklahoma City
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Nguyen-Van-Ngon's time on earth:
1898: The British government makes a 99 year rent of Hong Kong from China
1908: The 1908 Summer Olympics are held in London
1918: President Woodrow Wilson departs by ship to the Paris Peace Conference, becoming the first United States President to travel to any foreign country while holding office.
1928: Mickey Mouse appears in Steamboat Willie, the third Mickey Mouse cartoon released, but the first sound film and the first such film to be generally distributed.
1938: Winston Churchill warns of grave consequences to European security if Czechoslovakia is partitioned. The same day, Soviet Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov makes a similar statement in the League of Nations.
1948: Plane crash at Los Gatos Creek, California, kills four US citizens and 28 deportees, commemorated in a song by Woody Guthrie.
1958: An F-104 Starfighter sets a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (2,259.82 km/h).
1968: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In debuts on NBC.
1978: Serial killer David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam," is sentenced to 365 years in prison.
1988: Pan Am Flight 103 is blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people. Those responsible are believed to be Libyans
1999: Hugo Chávez becomes President of Venezuela
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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