In loving memory
LuLu Mae (Rider) Gross
October 12, 1860 – November 16, 1964
Lived 104 years
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1860
Born October 12
1869
LuLu was 9 when the transcontinental railroad was completed
1879
LuLu was 19 when Thomas Edison demonstrated a long-lasting light bulb
1886
LuLu was 26 when Coca-Cola was first sold at a drugstore in Atlanta
1892
LuLu was 32 when Ellis Island opened to welcome immigrants
1900
LuLu was 40 when "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was published
1914
LuLu was 54 when World War I began in Europe
1929
LuLu was 69 when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday
1939
LuLu was 79 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1944
LuLu was 84 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1951
LuLu was 91 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1964
Passed away November 16, age 104
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