101 - Mary E. Julian - Oklahoma City, OK
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N 35° 36.210 W 097° 29.574
14S E 636513 N 3941017
Quick Description: Mary E. Julian was born the same year that the first US ironclad warship, the USS Monitor, was launched
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 4/18/2012 6:59:07 PM
Waymark Code: WME8M1
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Long Description:
The final resting place of Mary E. Julian is at the southwest corner of Memorial Park Cemetery. Hers is a flat, light brown marker at the center of section 29.
Text on Mary's headstone:
Mother
Mary E. Julian
1862 - 1963
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Mary's lifetime:
1862: The U.S. federal government forbids all Union army officers from returning fugitive slaves, thus effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation
1872: Yellowstone becomes the world's first national park
1882: Old West outlaw Jesse James is shot in the back of the head and killed by Robert Ford
1892: The Johnson County War breaks out between small farmers and large ranchers in Wyoming
1902: Cuba gains independence from the United States
1912: In the United Kingdom, the Royal Flying Corps (forerunner of the Royal Air Force) is established
1922: A 20-ton meteorite lands near Blackstone, Virginia
1932: The first Purple Heart was awarded
1942: The Alaska Highway is completed.
1952: The American Research Bureau reports that the I Love Lucy episode, "The Marriage License" was the first TV show in history to be seen in around 10,000,000 homes the evening the episode aired
1963: The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique launches the reawakening of the Women's Movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness-raising groups spread
Location of Headstone: Memorial Park Cemetery, section 29
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