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Grave template, topped with the handle of a scythe.Church of St. Michael, Garway, England. Gravedigger with shovels, during the Siege of Sarajevo. Fossor (Latin fossorius, from the verb fodere 'to dig') is a term described in Chambers' dictionary as archaic, but can conveniently be revived to describe grave diggers in the Roman catacombs in the first three centuries of the Christian Era.
Geraldine "Gerri" Santoro (née Twerdy; August 16, 1935 – June 8, 1964) was an American woman who died after attempting a self-induced abortion in 1964. A police photograph of her dead body, published by Ms. in 1973, became a symbol for the abortion-rights movement in the United States.
Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.
Mar. 14—When Betty Ann Bodfish died from COVID-19 complications, her family wanted to follow her wishes and bury her in Utqiaġvik, next to her mom and grandparents. Relatives gathered from ...
In 1973, approximately 1,700 gravediggers at 47 cemeteries in the New York metropolitan area went on strike due to disagreements over the terms of a new labor contract. The strike, which initially only affected Cypress Hills Cemetery, began on April 12 and had spread to every cemetery whose workers were represented by the Cemetery Workers and Greens Attendants Union Local 365 by June 10.
Name is on the Pilgrim Memorial Tomb, Cole's Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Jasper More, age 7, died on board the Mayflower on December 6, 1620. Buried ashore in the Provincetown area. Mary More, age 4 died in the winter of 1620. Location of her remains unknown. Name is represented on the Pilgrim Memorial Tomb, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Rows of granite slabs are etched with the history of the units and the names of those who served. Each year fewer survivors meet to remember their ordeal. Plaque erected by the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, Inc. in Piedmont Park, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Bataan Bridge in Carlsbad, New Mexico commemorates the victims of the march.
Efforts to revive the river’s Native American name led some advocates of Indigenous rights to announce in 2018 that the river meandering from North Texas to Galveston Bay was initially called ...