103 - Green Almon - El Reno Cemetery - El Reno, OK
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Green Almon was born the same year that Anne Sullivan began teaching Helen Keller
Waymark Code: WMHA11
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2013
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The final resting place of Green Almon is at the southeast corner of El Reno Cemetery.
Text on marker:
Green Almon
US Army
World War 1
Dec 24, 1887
Jul 24, 1991
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Green's time on earth:
1887: Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky is first produced.
1897: Drillers near Bartlesville, Oklahoma, strike oil for the first time in the designated "Indian Territory", on land leased from the Osage Indians. The gusher, at the Nellie Johnstone Number One well, leads to rapid population growth
1907: The 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt results in possibly as many as 11,000 deaths.
1917: The United States takes possession of the Danish West Indies, which become the US Virgin Islands, after paying $25 million to Denmark.
1927: The first armored car robbery is committed by the Flatheads Gang near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1937: Howard Hughes establishes a record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.
1947: John C. Hennessy, Jr., brings the first Volkswagen Beetle to the United States
1957: Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States.
1967: Respect is recorded by Aretha Franklin (to be released in April).
1977: Roots begins its phenomenally successful run on ABC.
1987: Canada introduces a one dollar coin, nicknamed the "Loonie".
1991: A Michigan court bars Dr. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides.
Location of Headstone: El Reno Cemetery
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