101 - Ethel L. Jordan - Oklahoma City, OK
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Ethel L. Jordan was born in 1888, the same year that the National Geographic Society was founded
Waymark Code: WMDG3P
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2012
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Ethel L. Jordan's final resting place is on the north side of Memorial Park Cemetery, Hers is a flat reddish stone, with her name and years of birth/death engraved into a bible design.
She is laid to rest next to Herschel L. (1894 - 1947) and Donald L. Jordan (1955 - 1991). In addition to these three flat stones, a large family monument marks this location. Jordan is in big letters, with a large cross down the center. The names on the family monument are Hershel Lee and Jacklyn Smith.
Text on headstone:
Ethel L. Jordan
1888 - 1989
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Ethel's lifetime:
1888: The Brighton Beach Hotel in Coney Island is moved 520 feet using six steam locomotives by Civil Engineer B.C. Miller to save it from ocean storms
1898: Thousands of Chinese scholars and Beijing citizens protest in front of the Capital Control Yuan, asking for reform
1908: Japanese immigration to the U.S.A. is forbidden
1918: The small town of Codell, Kansas is hit for the third year
in a row by a tornado. Coincidentally, all three tornadoes hit
on May 20, 1916, 1917, and 1918 respectively
1928: The U.S. Congress approves the construction of Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam
1938: Action Comics #1 is published, which is the first publication featuring the comic book character Superman
1948: Fukui earthquake strikes Fukui, Japan. 3,769 dead, 22,203 injured
1958: Elizabeth II gives her son and heir apparent The Prince Charles the customary title of Prince of Wales
1968: Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death was one of the first major events against the military dictatorship
1978: Serial killer David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam," is sentenced to 365 years in prison
1988: Super Mario Bros. 3 is released in Japan
1989: North Dakota and South Dakota celebrate their 100th Birthdays
Location of Headstone: Memorial Park Cemetery, section 7
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