102 - Adolph Swanda - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Adolph Swanda was born the same year that Henry Ford produced his first Model T automobile.
Waymark Code: WMJ5WG
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2013
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The final resting place of Adolph Swanda is at the north side of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the south end of the Devotion section. His is an upright, double marker shared with his wife of 66 years, Nola.
Text on marker:
Swanda
Married 66 Years
Nola M.
July 12, 1907
July 15, 1995
Adolph
Aug. 13, 1908
Feb. 24, 2011
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Adolph's time on earth:
1908: Penny post established between the United Kingdom and United States
1918: The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time (DST goes into effect on March 31).
1928: "Pineapple Primary": The United States Republican Party primary elections in Chicago are preceded by assassinations and bombings.
1938: The first ski tow in America begins operation in Vermont.
1948: The 20th Academy Awards ceremony is held. Gentleman's Agreement wins the Academy Award for Best Picture
1958: Ruth Carol Taylor is the first African American woman hired as a flight attendant. Hired by Mohawk Airlines, her career lasts only six months, due to another discriminatory barrier – the airline's ban on married flight attendants.
1968: Madison Square Garden in New York City opens.
1978: Pope John Paul I dies after only 33 days of papacy.
1988: Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
1998: In Japan, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshu and costing about US$3.8 billion, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world.
2008: Surgeons at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital perform the first operations using bionic eyes, implanting them into 2 blind patients.
2011: Estonia officially adopts the euro currency and becomes the seventeenth eurozone country
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, Devotion section
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