101 - Eldridge C. Spenny - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Eldridge C. Spenny was born the same year that Amadeus I became King of Spain.
Waymark Code: WMGP9A
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2013
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The final resting place of Eldridge C. Spenny is near the center of Rose Hill Burial Park, east of the lake and at the east side of section 10. His is a horizontal marker with a cross and flowers etched into the left hand side.
Text on marker:
Husband
Eldridge C. Spenny
1871 - 1972
Text on family monument:
Spenny
Oklahoma Pioneers
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Eldridge's time on earth:
1871: The United States Army issues an order for the abandonment of Fort Kearny, Nebraska.
1881: The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas
1891: The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago.
1901: J. P. Morgan buys mines and steel mills in the United States, marking the first billion dollar business deal.
1911: The theft of the Mona Lisa is discovered in the Louvre.
1921: Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th President of the United States.
1931: Albert Einstein begins doing research at the California Institute of Technology, along with astronomer Edwin Hubble.
1941: The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops.
1951: The first NBA All-Star game was played in the Boston Garden.
1961: President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.
1972: The 92nd U.S. Congress votes to send the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 10
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