100 - Josephine Hagers - Fairlawn Cemetery - Stillwater, OK
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Josephine Hagers was born the same year that Thomas Edison received a patent for a two-way telegraph.
Waymark Code: WMHE6G
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2013
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The final resting place of Josephine Hagers is near the center of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the north end of the section.
Text on marker:
Hagers
Josephine
1892 - 1992
Harry K.
1885 - 1952
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Josephine's time on earth:
1892: The Nutcracker ballet with music by Tchaikovsky is premiered at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia.
1902: Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's first registered nurse.
1912: Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo gives 3,000 cherry trees to be planted in Washington, D.C., to symbolize the friendship between the two countries.
1922: Christian K. Nelson patents the Eskimo Pie.
1932: About 6 million are unemployed in Germany.
1942: Legislation approved the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve to help fill jobs and free men to serve during the war effort. They were known as the SPARs - Semper Paratus, Always Ready!
1952: Wernher von Braun publishes the first in his series of articles titled Man Will Conquer Space Soon!, including ideas for manned flights to Mars and the Moon.
1962: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy takes television viewers on a tour of the White House.
1972: Shirley Chisholm, the first African American Congresswoman, announces her candidacy for President
1982: Dennis Wardlow, mayor of Key West, Florida, declares the independent "Conch Republic" for a day.
1992: The PBS Children's Show Barney & Friends Makes It's Debut and will continue to be a hit for all generations.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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