103 - Anna B. Meis - Rose Hill Burial Park - Oklahoma City, OK
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Anna B. Meis was born the same year that the Daughters of the American Revolution were founded in Washington, D.C.
Waymark Code: WMEAJP
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2012
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The final resting place of Anna B. Meis is at Rose Hill Cemetery, one of the first sections off of Pennsylvania Ave. Hers is a flat, light grey marker with a white inset box for her name and years. Etched on the left side of the marker is a cross and flowers. An identical marker is next to Anna's, for Emil F.
Text on headstone:
Mother
Anna B. Meis
Aug. 3, 1890
Aug. 7, 1993
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Anna's 103 years on earth:
1890: In West Point, New York, the United States Navy defeats the United States Army 24–0 in the first Army–Navy Game
1900: Women in Germany demand the right to participate in university entrance exams
1910: African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats American boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States
1920: US Senate refuses to sign the Treaty of Versailles
1930: Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in an airplane, and also the first cow to be milked in an airplane
1940: Cartoon character Elmer Fudd makes his debut in the animated short Elmer's Candid Camera
1950: Ingrid Bergman's illegitimate child arouses ire in the U.S
1960: In Moscow, the American U - 2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to 10 years in prison for espionage
1970: The Boston Bruins win their first Stanley Cup since 1941 when Bobby Orr scores a goal 40 seconds into overtime for a 4-3 victory which completed a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues
1980: U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs Proclamation 4771, requiring 18- to 25-year-old males to register for a peacetime military draft, in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
1993: Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Cemetery, section 15
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