101 - Lela Merl Corbin - Fairlawn Cemetery - Stillwater, OK
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Lela Corbin was born the same year that The Wall Street Journal was established.
Waymark Code: WMJ3FV
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2013
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The final resting place of Lela Corbin is at the north side of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the east side of the section.
Hers is an upright marker with the following text:
Lela Merl Corbin
Mar. 1, 1889
Mar. 31, 1990
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Lela's time on earth:
1889: 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, with populations of at least 10,000.
1899: Felix Hoffmann patents aspirin and Bayer registers its name as a trademark.
1909: Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, and four Eskimo explorers come within a few miles of the North Pole.
1919: Oregon places a one cent per US gallon (0.26¢/liter) tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax.
1929: On appeal from the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of "The Famous Five" Canadian women in the landmark case of Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General), the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom announces that women are "persons" under the British North America Acts and thus eligible for appointment to the Senate of Canada.
1939: Adolf Hitler orders the German military to start planning for Fall Weiss, the codename for the invasion of Poland.
1949: Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma and garners national media attention in the United States.
1959: The Marx Brothers make their last television appearance, in The Incredible Jewel Robbery.
1969: Apollo program: Apollo 11 (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins) lifts off toward the first landing on the Moon.
1979: McDonald's introduces the Happy Meal.
1990: The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public because of safety concerns.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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