In loving memory
John Thomas Gross
October 28, 1870 – October 5, 1954
Lived 83 years
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1870
Born October 28
1879
John was 9 when Thomas Edison demonstrated a long-lasting light bulb
1886
John was 16 when the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor
1893
John was 23 when the World's Columbian Exposition opened in Chicago
1908
John was 38 when Ford introduced the Model T
1914
John was 44 when World War I began in Europe
1927
John was 57 when Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic
1939
John was 69 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1944
John was 74 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1951
John was 81 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1954
Passed away October 5, age 83
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