When Orval Mecham was born on 17 June 1915, in Hayden, Uintah, Utah, United States, his father, James Duke Mecham, was 29 and his mother, Zina Ellen Duncan, was 20. He married DeLenna Bradshaw on 22 September 1947, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. He lived in Election Precinct 1 Neola, Duchesne, Utah, United States in 1940 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1940. He died on 16 April 1998, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
English: variant of Meacham .
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