101 - Barritt Galloway - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Barritt Galloway was born the same year that President Grover Cleveland signed a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
Waymark Code: WMEKCF
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2012
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The final resting place of Barritt Galloway is at the northeast corner of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the southwest corner of the "Love" section. Barritt has two markers: a flat stone with just his name and years of birth/death, and a large upright monument that he shares with his wife Wilma Belle.
Text on flat headstone:
Barritt Galloway
1889 - 1990
Text on monument:
Galloway
Barritt
(63 yrs)
Wilma Belle
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Barritt's time on earth:
1889: Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States
1899: A peace treaty between the United States and Spain is ratified by the United States Senate
1909: Louis Bleriot is the first man to fly across the English Channel (thus a large open body of water) in a heavier-than-air craft
1919: The American Legion forms in Paris
1929: The 1st Academy Awards are presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California, with Wings winning Best Picture
1939: Amelia Earhart is officially declared dead after her disappearance
1949: Celebrities including Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members
1959: The Barbie doll debuts
1969: Apollo program: Apollo 11 (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins) lifts off toward the first landing on the Moon
1979: The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations
1990: Super Bowl XXIV: The San Francisco 49ers defeat the Denver Broncos 55-10 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, "Love" section
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