101 - Zelma B. Harting - Stillwater, OK
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Zelma B. Harting was born the same year that the Martha Washington Hotel (N.Y.C.), the first hotel exclusively for women, opens.
Waymark Code: WMEAX0
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2012
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The final resting place of Zelma B. Harting is at Fairlawn Cemetery in Stillwater. Hers is an upright monument shared with her spouse Alfred H. A curved etching of flowers and leaves is at each of the upper two corners.
Zelma's headstone reads:
Harting
Zelma B.
1903 - 2004
Alfred H.
1900 - 1948
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Zelma's 101 years on earth:
1903: Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France
1913: The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect income taxes
1923: Time Magazine hits newsstands in the United States for the first time
1933: The Lone Ranger debuts on American radio
1943: A fire at St. Joseph's Orphanage, County Cavan, Ireland, kills 36 people (35 of whom are children)
1953: Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine
1963: Gideon v. Wainwright: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the poor must have lawyers
1973: Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched
1983: At the White House Rose Garden, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating a federal holiday on the third Monday of every January to honor American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
1993: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, with a warrant to arrest leader David Koresh on federal firearms violations. Four agents and 5 Davidians die in the raid and a 51-day standoff begins
2004: The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XXXVIII
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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