100 - Ada Mae Sage - Chapel Hill Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Ada Sage was born the same year that the Cullinan Diamond was found near Pretoria, South Africa at the Premier Mine.
Waymark Code: WMJ848
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2013
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The final resting place of Ada Mae Sage is at the southwest corner of Chapel Hill Cemetery, at the southeast corner of the Mausoleum.
Text on marker:
Sage
Ed H
1905 - 1999
Ada Mae
1905 - 2005
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Ada's time on earth:
1905: In Christchurch, New Zealand, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is opened.
1915: Jimmy Lavender of the Chicago Cubs pitches a no hitter against the New York Giants.
1925: Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law.
1935: The great dust storm, made famous by Woody Guthrie in his "dust bowl ballads", hits eastern New Mexico and Colorado, and western Oklahoma the hardest.
1945: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on Iwo Jima.
1955: The TV quiz program The $64,000 Question premieres on CBS-TV in the United States, with Hal March as the host.
1965: In St. Louis, Missouri, the 630-foot (190 m)-tall inverted catenary steel Gateway Arch is completed.
1975: Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of dictator Francisco Franco
1985: Scientists of the British Antarctic Survey announce discovery of the ozone hole
1995: Oklahoma City bombing: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Timothy McVeigh and one of his accomplices, Terry Nichols, set off the bomb.
2005: YouTube, the most popular video sharing website, is founded.
Location of Headstone: Chapel Hill Cemetery, Mausoleum
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