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109 – 1000+ [ 1] Joseph Stalin, second leader of the Soviet Union, died on 5 March 1953 at his Kuntsevo Dacha after suffering a stroke, at age 74. He was given a state funeral in Moscow on 9 March, with four days of national mourning declared. On the day of the funeral, hundreds or thousands of Soviet citizens visiting the capital to pay ...
Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known by his rank as Sergeant York, was an American soldier who was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. [ 1] He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, gathering 35 machine guns, killing at least 25 [ 2 ...
Funeral of President Ford in Washington National Cathedral. As the casket was removed from the hearse, the U.S. Coast Guard Band played Hail to the Chief and Nearer, My God, to Thee . The service [ a ] in Washington National Cathedral was officially entitled "In Celebration of and Thanksgiving for the Life of Gerald Rudolph Ford, 1913-2006."
William Clay Ford's 1939 Ford Midget Racer at Stahls Automotive Collection. Ford was born on March 14, 1925, in Detroit to Edsel Ford and Eleanor Lowthian Clay. [1]He graduated from the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, in 1943 [2] and received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Yale University in 1949; he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, captain of the soccer and ...
The woman was later identified as Pomeroy and released to a funeral home. Her family was notified. Naomi Pomeroy on Jan. 16, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
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The funeral of Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia and President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, was held on 8 May 1980, four days after his death on 4 May. His funeral drew many statesmen from around the globe, from Western, Eastern and Non-Aligned countries. [1] [2] The attendees included four kings, six princes, 22 prime ...
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. Westheimer died on ...