TIL in 1859, Joshua Norton declared himself Emperor of the United States of America and the people of San Francisco went along with it, accepting his currency, paying for his meals, and even got the police to salute him in the streets. Nearly 30,000 people flooded the streets for his funeral. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emp…
All the living presidents and first ladies of the United States at the funeral of Eleanor Roosevelt, November 10th, 1962 (1668x1105)
Metairie has the 3rd most expensive traditional funeral (burial) costs and the 7th most expensive cremation costs in the United States
The 41st, 42nd, 43rd and 44th Presidents of the United States, their spouses, and current First Lady Melania Trump photographed together at the funeral of former First Lady Barbara Bush in Texas on Saturday.
Raphael Lemkin (June 24, 1900 – August 28, 1959) was a Polish Jewish lawyer who emigrated to the United States in 1941. He is best known for his work against genocide, a word he coined in 1943. He died penniless, only 7 people attended his funeral. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rap…
3rd September of 1971: archduchess Immacolata Von Habsburg-Lothringen dies in Wien. Kaiser Otto proclaimes the day to be a national mourning day for all the United States of greater austria . In the picture you can see the state funeral.
They give the last goodbye to a woman who died in a spectacular traffic accident north of Houston, United States The funeral honors were held to dismiss the mortal remains of Silvia Zavala, 45 years old, who died in the accident allegedly caused by a 14-year-old teenager.
[COLOR] A funeral taking place on a United States Coast Guard vessel at sea during the Second World War. In total the US Navy lost 34,507 men during the conflict.
TIL the United States Air Force has a Pipe Band that was formed in 1950 from bagpipe players of Irish and Scottish ancestry exclusively. The Band played at President Kennedy's funeral. pipingpress.com/the-last-…
[April 18th, 1920] At the moment of funeral services for former A T & T President Theodore N. Vail, telephone service was halted across the United States from 11:00 to 11:01 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 to 8:01 a.m. Pacific Time). The moment of silence affected 12 million A T & T telephones chroniclingamerica.loc.go…
TIL that on August 4, 1922, telephone service in the United States and Canada was suspended for one minute to honor inventor Alexander Graham Bell, whose funeral was held that day. wired.com/thisdayintech/2…
David Von Erichs Memorial service in Japan before being flown back to the united state for his funeral youtube.com/watch?v=ZzK3f…
The socks worn by the 41st President of the United States of America at today’s funeral for former First Lady Barbara Bush.
Former Presidents of the United States of Reddit, how was the funeral yesterday?
TIL on August 4, 1922, phone service across the United States and Canada was suspended for one minute to honor Alexander Graham Bell's funeral with a moment of silence. reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
Song by Aliens at Insect funeral in United States. youtu.be/jp-WNxQ1ceU?list…
The state funeral for George H. W. Bush and the ritual of oligarchy | The United States is a land of lies. Its ruling elites lie to the American people, to the world, and most pathetically of all, to themselves. wsws.org/en/articles/2018…
The state funeral for George H. W. Bush and the ritual of oligarchy | The United States is a land of lies. Its ruling elites lie to the American people, to the world, and most pathetically of all, to themselves. wsws.org/en/articles/2018…
Can I legally be cremated on a funeral pyre anywhere in the Unites States?
If not in the US, can I do it in any other countries?
Help a corpse enlist into the United States Army so it can get a free funeral.
TIL That when the famous pirate Henry Morgan died, an amnesty was declared so pirates and privateers could come and pay their respects without fear of arrest. He was also given a state funeral in Port Royal, and buried with a 22-gun salute. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen…
Yet another category where China outperforms the United States: funeral strippers fark.com/go/9921022/www.t…
