100 - S.A. (Andy) Stephens - Oklahoma City, OK
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N 35° 36.274 W 097° 29.397
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Andy Stephens was born the day before Emile Berliner invented the microphone
Waymark Code: WME83J
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2012
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The final resting place of Andy Stephens is at Memorial Park Cemetery, in the far northeast corner of section 41. His flat, dark brown marker is in the farthest east row.
Text on Andy's headstone:
S.A. (Andy) Stephens
Mar. 3, 1877
oct. 27, 1977
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Andy's lifetime:
1877: Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles
1887: In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, USA, the largest snowflakes on record are reported. They are 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick
1897: Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published
1907: Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory are joined to become the State of Oklahoma
1917: The National Hockey League is formed as a replacement for the recently disbanded National Hockey Association
1927: In New York City, the Roxy Theater is opened by Samuel Roxy Rothafel
1937: Mae West makes a risque guest appearance on the NBC Chase and Sanborn Hour that eventually results in her being banned from radio
1947: When the French government lowers the daily bread ration to 200 grams, that causes riots in Verdun and in Le Mans
1957: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat is published
1967: Joseph Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, defects to the USA via the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi
1977: The Toronto Blue Jays play their first-ever game of baseball against the Chicago White Sox
Location of Headstone: Memorial Park Cemetery, section 41
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