100 - Samson D. Fiscus - Restland Memorial Park - Dallas, TX - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

The final resting place of centenarian Samson D. Fiscus is at the far west side of Restland Cemetery, in the Chapel Gardens Mausoleum, Four Seasons. His niche, which is on the fourth row from the bottom, has the following inscription:

Samson D. Fiscus
1898 - 1999

*His Find a Grave memorial lists the dates of his birth and death, giving his age as 100.
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Some historical events that occurred during Samson's time on earth:

1898: The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish–American War.
1918: 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas
1938: Holocaust – Kristallnacht: In Germany, the "night of broken glass" begins as Nazi activists and sympathizers loot and burn Jewish businesses (the all night affair sees 7,500 Jewish businesses destroyed, 267 synagogues burned, 91 Jews killed and at least 25,000 Jewish men arrested)
1958: Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union.
1978: Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies, after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1999: The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA

Location of Headstone: Restland Memorial Park

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