102 - Vernon L Bittman, Sr. - Resthaven Gardens - OKC, OK
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Vernon Bittman was born the same year that Karl Landsteiner developed a system of blood grouping.
Waymark Code: WMJ0R1
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2013
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The final resting place of Vernon Bittmann is at the west side of Resthaven Gardens, at the northwest corner of the Gethsemane section. His is a horizontal, double marker shared with his spouse Nina.
Text on marker:
Bittmann
Nina M.
Apr. 8, 1914
Nov. 16, 1987
Vernon L., Sr.
Nov. 24, 1909
Jan. 19, 2012
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Vernon's time on earth:
1909: King Albert I of Belgium succeeds his uncle, Leopold II, on the throne.
1919: An act of the United States Congress establishes most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park.
1929: The first public demonstration of color TV is held, by H. E. Ives and his colleagues at Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York. The first images are a bouquet of roses and an American flag. A mechanical system is used to transmit 50-line color television images between New York and Washington.
1939: Sit-down strikes are outlawed by the Supreme Court of the United States.
1949: The Soviet Union lifts the Berlin Blockade.
1959: The Barbie doll debuts.
1969: The novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo is published
1979: The Sahara Desert experiences snow for 30 minutes.
1989: Steffi Graf and Boris Becker of West Germany win singles titles at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships.
1999: U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate.
2012: A scandal in China arises when a rich family circumvents the one-child policy and has eight children.
Location of Headstone: Resthaven Gardens Cemetery, Gethsemane section
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