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George David Rich Dr.

Jackie Darlene (Rich) Baliles

Jackie Darlene (Rich) Baliles

Jackie Darlene (Rich) Baliles

Jackie Darlene (Rich) Baliles

Jackie Darlene (Rich) Baliles

Jackie Darlene (Rich) Baliles

Jackie Darlene (Rich) Baliles

Jeanette Lorraine (Rich) Haill

Opal Beatrice Packham Graves Rich

Iva Lee Rich

Iva Lee Rich

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Leona, Robert, and Opal Rich

Leona Ann and Marlene Jeffrey

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In 1907, in the year that Gussie Rich was born, radiometric dating, a recently discovered technology that could date rocks, found that the earth was 2.2 billion years old which was dramatically older than previously thought. Later refinements and advancements in science would date the age of the earth at over 4.5 billion years.

In 1917, by the time she was only 10 years old, it is believed that a worldwide influenza pandemic began in Asia. By 1920, it is estimated that 50 - 100 million died throughout the world (3 - 5% of the population). In the U.S. alone, 500,000 perished from what came to be called the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu.

In 1949, by the time she was 42 years old, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."

In 1969, at the age of 62 years old, Gussie was alive when one hundred countries, along with the United States and the Soviet Union signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT). It called for stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and the goal of nuclear disarmament.

In 1979, in the year of Gussie Rich's passing, on November 4th, Iranian militant students seized the US embassy in Teheran and held 52 American citizens and diplomats hostage for 444 days. They were released at the end of the inauguration speech of the newly elected Ronald Reagan.