105 - Elizabeth Mary Oursler Taylor - Stillwater, OK
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Elizabeth Taylor was born the same year of the Oklahoman Land Run: at high noon in Oklahoma Territory, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed.
Waymark Code: WMEAWY
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2012
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The final resting place of Elizabeth Taylor is at the far east side of Fairlawn Cemetery in Stillwater. Hers is an upright monument on a flat foundation. Flowers are etched into the top two corners.
Elizabeth's headstone:
Elizabeth Mary
Oursler
Taylor
March 13, 1889
February 12, 1995
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Elizabeth's time on earth:
1889: Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
1899: Felix Hoffmann patents aspirin
1909: Karl Landsteiner develops a system of blood grouping
1919: Eugene V. Debs enters prison at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia for speaking out against the draft during World War I
1929: The first public demonstration of color TV is held
1939: John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath is first published
1949: – Winston Churchill makes a landmark speech in support of the idea of a European Union at Kingsway Hall, London
1959: Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500
1969: TV series H.R. Pufnstuf debuts on NBC
1979: In a ceremony at the White House, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel sign a peace treaty
1989: Students from Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, and Nanjing begin protesting in Tiananmen Square
1995: U.S. President Bill Clinton invokes emergency powers, to extend a $20 billion loan to help Mexico avert financial collapse
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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