101 - Mary N. Keys - Oklahoma City, OK
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N 35° 36.403 W 097° 29.501
14S E 636617 N 3941376
Mary N. Keys was born the same year that William L. Wilson was appointed United States Postmaster General.
Waymark Code: WMDQRD
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2012
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The final resting place of Mary N. Keys is on the north side of Memorial Park Cemetery, 6 rows from the west side of section 5. Hers is a double marker, shared with Lester C. Mary's marker has a large flower on both sides of "Keys" at the top, and a half-circle and flower at the bottom between Mary and Lester's names.
Text on the headstone:
Keys
Mary N.
1895 - 1996
Lester C.
1897 - 1971
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Mary's time on earth:
1895: Mintonette, later known as volleyball, is created by William G. Morgan at Holyoke, Massachusetts
1905: Albert Einstein submits his doctoral dissertation On the Motion of Small Particles..., in which he explains Brownian motion. In the course of the year, Einstein publishes four papers, formulates the theory of special relativity and explains the photoelectric effect by quantization. 1905 is regarded as his "miracle year".
1915: Harry Houdini does one of his straitjacket escape performances
1925: Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy
1935: The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company
1945: In the United Kingdom, The Princess Elizabeth, later to become Queen Elizabeth II, joins the British Army's Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service as a truck driver/mechanic
1955: The long-running program Gunsmoke debuts on the CBS-TV network
1965: A new red and white maple leaf design is inaugurated as the flag of Canada, replacing the Union Flag and the Canadian Red Ensign
1975: In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly 2 months early in the United States
1985: WrestleMania debuts at Madison Square Garden
1996: Sarah Balabagan is caned in the United Arab Emirates
Location of Headstone: Memorial Park Cemetery, section 5
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