Rose Mae Barnett Poister (born 1904)

Rose Mae's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Poister family tree.

Rose Mae's Family

Add a parent

Add a parent

Rose Mae Barnett Poister Add a partner Add a child Add a partner Add a child

Add a sibling

Photos and snapshots taken of Rose Mae Barnett Poister, his/her Poister family, and locations and places or events from his/her life.

Charles Oliver & Alice Louise BARNETT family

Emmett & Rose POISTER 25th Anniversary

Add photo

What do you remember about Rose Mae Barnett Poister? Share your memories of special moments and stories you have heard about them. Or just leave a comment to show the world that Rose Mae is remembered.

Post

Add Rose Mae's birthday or the date they died to see a list of historic events that occurred during Rose Mae's lifetime. Refresh the page for new events.

In 1904, in the year that Rose Mae Barnett Poister was born, the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone. Now an unincorporated territory of the U.S., the Canal Zone had been previously held by the French, who were constructing a canal. The U.S. took over the construction of the Panama Canal and it was finally finished in 1914, when it was opened to commercial shipping. The United States held the Canal Zone until 1979.

In 1943, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.

In 1977, on May 25th, Star Wars premiered in theaters. Eventually, it became the highest-grossing film of all time - until E.T. surpassed it a few years later. It was an immediate hit with theatergoers.

In 1986, on January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven crew members died. The cause of the explosion was later found to be a failed O-ring. The O-ring failure was due to the unusually cold conditions at Cape Canaveral.

In 1992, on February 1st, US President George Bush and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia jointly announced an end to the Cold War, proclaiming a new era of "friendship and partnership". At Camp David in Maryland, they reviewed ways to jointly reduce nuclear arms and support reforms in Russia but no agreement was reached at that meeting.